UNITED STATES v. PHAM

No. 23-1175.

120 F.4th 1368 (2024)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dzung Ahn PHAM, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed November 5, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beau B. Brindley (argued), Law Offices of Beau B. Brindley, Chicago, Illinois, for Defendant-Appellant.

Brett A. Sagel (argued), Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Corporate and Securities, Fraud Strike Force; Gregory W. Staples, Assistant United States Attorney; Bram M. Alden, Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Criminal Appeals Section; E. Martin Estrada, United States Attorney; United States Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorney, Santa Ana, California; David R. Friedman, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: Mary M. Schroeder, Ryan D. Nelson, and Eric D. Miller, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Dzung Ahn Pham, formerly a licensed physician, seeks to withdraw his guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in violation of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), 21 U.S.C. § 846. The Act criminalizes the distribution of narcotics "[e]xcept as authorized." 21 U.S.C. § 841...

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