U.S. v. SHRESTHA

Nos. 95-50040, 95-50108.

86 F.3d 935 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. Prakash Man SHRESTHA, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 24, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angel Navarro, Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, California, for defendant-appellant, cross-appellee.

Becky S. Walker, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California, for plaintiff-appellee, cross-appellant.

Before: WALLACE and NELSON, Circuit Judges, and BROWNING, District Judge.


T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

OVERVIEW

Prakash Man Shrestha, a native and citizen of Nepal, was convicted by a jury of possession and importation of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 952(a), and sentenced to a term of seventy-eight months in prison, reduced from the ten-year mandatory minimum sentence. The district court reduced Shrestha's sentence pursuant to the "safety valve" provision of the Mandatory

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