Federal Circuits, 9th Cir. (October 21, 1993)
Docket number: 93-10094
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US Code - Title 21: Food and Drugs - 21 USC 855 - Sec. 855. Alternative fine
US Code - Title 21: Food and Drugs - 21 USC 841 - Sec. 841. Prohibited acts A
U.S. Supreme Court - Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967)
Before: BEEZER, KOZINSKI, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.
MEMORANDUM**David Woolley appeals his 12-year sentence imposed following entry of his guilty plea to the cultivation of more than 1,000 marijuana plants in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841 and the use of real property to commit a felony in violation of 21 U.S.C. 855. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 1291, and we grant counsel's motion to withdraw and affirm the district court's judgment.Counsel for Woolley filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), raising several constitutional challenges to the sentencing enhancement provisions of 21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1). Woolley filed a supplemental brief raising non-constitutional arguments advocating the legalization of marijuana.Counsel correctly notes that this court has already rejected these same constitutional challenges to section 841(b)(1). See United States v. Klein, 860 F.2d 1489, 1499, 1501 (9th Cir.1988) (mandatory minimum sentences not cruel and unusual punishment and rationally related to Congress' legislative purpose in sentencing large-volume dealers more severely); United States v. Kinsey, 843 F.2d 383, 393 (9th Cir.) (no violation of doctrine of separation of powers), cert. denied,Try vLex for FREE for 3 days
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