United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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 No. 01-3639

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Rick Lyn Shaddon, *

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Appellant, * On Appeal from the

* United States District Court

v. * for the Western District of

* Missouri.

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United States of America, * [Not to be published]

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Appellee. *

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Submitted: July 22, 2002

Filed: August 2, 2002

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Before McMILLIAN, RICHARD S. ARNOLD, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Rick Lyn Shaddon pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine,

21 U.S.C. §§ 841, 846, and use of a weapon, 18 U.S.C. § 924(c), and was sentenced

to consecutive sentences of fourteen years and five years respectively. His conviction

and sentence were affirmed on appeal. United States v. Shaddon, 105 F.3d 663 (8th

Cir. 1997) (unpublished). On collateral review, Mr. Shaddon’s motion to vacate his

sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 was denied, and two additional motions, which were

treated as successive motions under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, were both also denied. On
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 The Hon. Dean Whipple, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the

Western District of Missouri.

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August 29, 2001, Mr. Shaddon, acting pro se, filed yet another motion, this one

entitled, “Nunc Pro Tunc . . . Decree for a Specific Performance . . . as to the

Correction for the Violation of Fed. R. Crim. P. 12(b)(2).” The District Court1

 denied

the motion, and we affirm.

The essence of Mr. Shaddon’s argument is that the indictment under which he

was convicted was constitutionally defective because it did not specify the type or

quantity of methamphetamine to which he eventually pleaded guilty and for which

he was sentenced. Even if we put aside questions of the propriety of this proceeding,

for which no certification from this Court was sought, it is clear that this claim is

without merit. Mr. Shaddon waived his right to trial and pleaded guilty to

distributing between three and ten kilograms of d-methamphetamine. Appellant’s

Appendix 65 (plea agreement). Mr. Shaddon also agreed that his offense had a base

offense level of 34 under the Sentencing Guidelines. Id. Although it is true that a

guilty plea does not cure a constitutionally defective indictment, in this case the

indictment was not defective.

No constitutional, statutory, or case law requires that the indictment specify the

amount or type of a particular drug. See, e.g., United States v. Bradford, 246 F.3d

1107, 1113 (8th Cir. 2001) (“If an indictment or jury verdict fails to specify the

quantity of drugs involved, sentencing is limited by 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(C), which

provides a statutory maximum penalty of twenty years . . ..”). Mr. Shaddon’s

fourteen-year sentence on the conspiracy to distribute charge was below the statutory

maximum of twenty years for distribution of methamphetamine without regard to

quantity or type. 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(C). Thus, the District Court was correct in

concluding that “Shaddon’s indictment fairly set out the allegations against him and

gave him adequate notice of the claims against which he had to defend.” Shaddon v.
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United States, No. 95-3008-01/04-CR-S-C, slip op. at 3 (W.D. Mo. Nov. 1, 2001).

There was no error.

The petitioner places major reliance on ex parte Bain, 121 U.S. 1 (1887). The

Supreme Court recently overruled this case. United States v. Cotton, 122 S. Ct. ____

(2002).

The decision of the District Court is affirmed.

A true copy.

Attest:

 CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.