United States v. Yabut-Baluyut
United States v. Yabut-Baluyut
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Fredesminda Yabut-Baluyut appeals her jury trial conviction for conspiracy to illegally possess and distribute pseudophedrine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(d)(2);
Yabut-Baluyut contends that the district court erred by failing to dismiss the conspiracy charge and the four counts of illegal possession and distribution of pseudophedrine because they were duplicitous. In the alternative, Yabut-Baluyut contends that the district court erred by failing to give the jury a unanimity instruction. Reviewing de novo, United States v. Martin, 4 F.3d 757, 759 (9th Cir. 1993), we conclude that, because the statute disjunctively defines different means of committing a single offense, the indictment permissibly charges such means in the conjunctive. See United States v. UCO Oil Co., 546 F.2d 833, 835-38 (9th Cir. 1976) (enumerating factors to consider in determining whether indictment is duplicitous). Accordingly, the district court neither erred by refusing to dismiss the
AFFIRMED.
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. This provision is re-designated 21 U.S.C. § 841(c)(2) (2003).
. This provision is re-designated 21 U.S.C. § 841(f)(1) (2003).
. This provision is re-designated 21 U.S.C. § 841(f)(2) (2003).
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