PAGE v. UNITED STATES

No. 72-1001.

459 F.2d 467 (1972)

Dorothy Mae PAGE, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

April 27, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Sherman, Beverly Hills, Cal. (Burton Marks, of Marks, Sherman & Schwartz, Beverly Hills, Cal., on the brief), for appellant.

Hubert H. Bryant, Asst. U. S. Atty., Tulsa, Okl. (Nathan G. Graham, U. S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.

Before CLARK, Associate Justice, and HILL and DOYLE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The issue in this appeal is whether the sentencing provisions of the new Comprehensive Drug Abuse, Prevention and Control Act of 1970, P.L. 91-513, effective May 1, 1971, may be applied to a sentence imposed prior to that date under the provisions of the old law, 26 U.S.C. § 7237. We conclude that the saving clause of the Act prevents its retroactive application and therefore affirm the District Court's denial of a motion to reduce sentence.

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