Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hugo Montoya SIGMOND, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-01-16
Citations: 54 F. App'x 654
Docket Number: No. 01-50348; D.C. No. CR-01-00114-BTM
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hugo Montoya SIGMOND, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 54
Pages: 654–654

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hugo Montoya SIGMOND, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 01-50348.
D.C. No. CR-01-00114-BTM.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Jan. 13, 2003.
Decided Jan. 16, 2003.
Before BEEZER, KLEINFELD and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Hugo Montoya Sigmond appeals his conviction and 13-month prison sentence imposed following his guilty plea to importation of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952 and 960. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.
Sigmond contends that the district court erred by denying his motion to dismiss the indictment because 21 U.S.C. § 952 and 960 are unconstitutional pursuant to Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000). Our holdings in United States v. Mendoza-Paz, 286 F.3d 1104, 1110 (9th Cir.) (§ 960), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 123 S.Ct. 573, 154 L.Ed.2d 459 (2002) and United States v. Varela-Rivera, 279 F.3d 1174, 1175 n.l (9th Cir.2002) (§ 952) foreclose this argument. See also United States v. Hernandez, 314 F.3d 430, —- (9th Cir.2002) (holding that Harris v. United States, 536 U.S. 545, 122 S.Ct. 2406, 153 L.Ed.2d 524 (2002) does not overrule Mendoza-Paz).
In the alternative, Sigmond contends that the government was required to allege in the indictment and prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Sigmond knew the type and quantity of controlled substance he was alleged to have imported. We rejected this contention in United States v. Carranza, 289 F.3d 634, 644 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 123 S.Ct. 572, 154 L.Ed.2d 458 (2002), and do so here.
AFFIRMED.
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