Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alfredo ROMERO-CASTRO, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-03-12
Citations: 58 F. App'x 336
Docket Number: No. 01-50143; D.C. No. CR-00-03202-TJW
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Alfredo ROMERO-CASTRO, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 58
Pages: 336–337

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Alfredo ROMERO-CASTRO, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 01-50143.
D.C. No. CR-00-03202-TJW.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Feb. 10, 2003.
Decided March 12, 2003.
Before LEAVY, FERNANDEZ and BERZON, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Alfredo Romero-Castro appeals his conviction, following a guilty plea, for importation of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952 and 960.
Romero-Castro's contention that 21 U.S.C. § 960 is facially unconstitutional following Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), and that United States v. Harris, 536 U.S. 545, 122 S.Ct. 2406, 153 L.Ed.2d 524 (2002), overrules United States v. Buckland, 289 F.3d 558, 562 (9th Cir.) (en banc), cert. denied, 535 U.S. 1105, 122 S.Ct. 2314, 152 L.Ed.2d 1067 (2002), and United States v. Mendoza-Paz, 286 F.3d 1104 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 123 S.Ct. 573, 154 L.Ed.2d 459 (2002), is foreclosed by United States v. Hernandez, 322 F.3d 592 (9th Cir.2003). Romero-Castro's conviction is
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.