Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. YONG MING SONG, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-02-20
Citations: 510 F. App'x 531
Docket Number: No. 09-10234
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. YONG MING SONG, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before: GRABER, BYBEE, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 510
Pages: 531–532

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. YONG MING SONG, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 09-10234.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted Feb. 11, 2013.
Filed Feb. 20, 2013.
James J. Benedetto, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Saipan, MP, for Plaintiff-Appel-lee.
Joey Patrick San Nicolas, Joey P. San Nicolas Attorney at Law, Tinian, MP, for Defendant-Appellant.
Yong Ming Song, San Pedro, CA, pro se.
Before: GRABER, BYBEE, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Yong Ming Song was convicted of Possession of a Controlled Substance within 1000 Feet of a School with Intent to Distribute under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 860(a), and appeals his conviction and sentence. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Defendant argues that the sentencing penalties under 21 U.S.C. § 860(a) should not apply. Even assuming that lack of voluntary presence is a defense to § 860(a), the factual record in this case does not support such a defense.
Defendant argues that he has a defense of sentencing entrapment or manipulation. Even assuming he has not waived this argument, Defendant's sentencing entrapment and manipulation claims fail. Defendant's decision as to the route he took was not influenced by law enforcement. See Sherman v. United States, 856 U.S. 369, 372, 78 S.Ct. 819, 2 L.Ed.2d 848 (1958); see also United States v. Riewe, 165 F.3d 727, 729 (9th Cir.1999) (per curiam). Moreover, since Defendant committed a traffic violation, the officer's motives for pulling him over are irrelevant. See Whren v. United States, 517 U.S. 806, 813, 116 S.Ct. 1769, 135 L.Ed.2d 89 (1996).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.