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U.S. v. JEFFERSON

No. 13-50647.

791 F.3d 1013 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George JEFFERSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 26, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kara Hartzler (argued), Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Laura E. Duffy, United States Attorney, Bruce R. Castetter, Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Section, Criminal Division, and Benjamin J. Katz (argued), Special Assistant United States Attorney, San Diego, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Opinion by Judge WARDLAW; Concurrence by Judge W. FLETCHER.

OPINION

George Jefferson appeals his ten-year mandatory minimum sentence for knowingly and intentionally importing a controlled substance into the United States in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 and 960. We reject Jefferson's argument that recent Supreme Court authority requires the government to prove...

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