Court Opinion

ID: 7216035
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-25 01:32:59.185806+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:17:00.859058
License: Public Domain

MEMORANDUM **
Juan Heras-Montoya appeals his conviction, following a guilty plea, for importation of methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 and 960.
Heras-Montoya’s contention that 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 and 960 are 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). Heras-Montoya’s contention that the indictment was defective because it did not allege that Heras-Montoya had the mens rea as to the drug type and quantity is foreclosed by United States v. Carranza, 289 F.3d 634 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 123 S.Ct. 572, 154 L.Ed.2d 458 (2002). Heras-Montoya’s conviction is
AFFIRMED.

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