Court Opinion

ID: 7210766
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-24 19:44:49.406769+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:16:49.861298
License: Public Domain

MEMORANDUM **
Efrain Hernandez appeals his conviction by guilty plea and sentence for one count of importation of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 and 960. Hernandez’s contention that his conviction should be reversed because Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), renders §§ 952 and 960 unconstitutional is foreclosed by United States v. Mendoza-Paz, 286 F.3d 1104, 1109-11 (2002), and United States v. Varela-Rivera, 279 F.3d 1174, 1175 n. 1 (2002).
AFFIRMED.

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