Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan ZARATE-MEDINA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2002-09-20
Citations: 46 F. App'x 575
Docket Number: No. 02-50061; D.C. No. CR-01-02317-JTM
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Juan ZARATE-MEDINA, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 46
Pages: 575–575

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Juan ZARATE-MEDINA, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 02-50061.
D.C. No. CR-01-02317-JTM.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 9, 2002.
Decided Sept. 20, 2002.
Before HUG, O’SCANNLAIN and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Juan Zarate-Medina appeals his conviction pursuant to a conditional guilty plea and his sentence for importing marijuana. His argument challenging the constitutionality of 21 U.S.C. § 952 and 960 is foreclosed by United States v. Varela-Rivera, 279 F.3d 1174, 1175 n. 1 (9th Cir.2002) and United States v. Mendoza-Paz, 286 F.3d 1104 (9th Cir.2002). This court has also rejected his claim that the government was required to prove that he knew the quantity and type of the drugs involved in the offense. United States v. Carranza, 289 F.3d 634, 644 (9th Cir.2002).
Accordingly, the conviction and sentence are
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as may be provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.