Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roberto LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1972-04-10
Citations: 458 F.2d 382
Docket Number: No. 71-2431
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roberto LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 458
Pages: 382–382

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roberto LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 71-2431.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
April 10, 1972.
Roger L. Cossack, of Cossack & Karp, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.
William D. Keller, U. S. Atty., Eric A. Nobles, Larry S. Flax, Asst. U. S. Attys., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.
Before CHAMBERS, WRIGHT and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Lopez was convicted of selling cocaine in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 4705(a).
The complaint was filed after the crime was committed.. Then the section was repealed by P.L. 91-513 (§ 1101). After the repeal, the indictment followed and then the trial and conviction.
But the trouble is that P.L. 91-513 had a saving clause in it which kept his crime alive.
Judgment affirmed and the mandate will issue now.