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U.S. v. CHA

No. 87-5178.

837 F.2d 392 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Walter Wando CHA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 19, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry L. Newton, Newton & Newton, Hermosa Beach, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Carolyn Turchin, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWNING, Chief Judge, PREGERSON and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges.

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellant pled guilty to two counts of violating 18 U.S.C. § 922(m) (1982), causing false entries in firearms records. As part of the sentence, the court imposed a fine of $15,000 for each count. Appellant contends that the $30,000 in fines imposed by the district court constituted an illegal sentence because the Firearms Owners' Protection Act provides for a maximum fine of $1,000 per count. We affirm.

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