Filed: Apr. 10, 1972
Latest Update: Feb. 22, 2020
Summary: 458 F.2d 382 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roberto LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 71-2431. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. April 10, 1972. Roger L. Cossack, of Cossack & Karp, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant. William D. Keller, U. S. Atty., Eric A. Nobles, Larry S. Flax, Asst. U. S. Attys., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee. Before CHAMBERS, WRIGHT and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 Lopez was convicted of selling cocaine in violation
Summary: 458 F.2d 382 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roberto LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 71-2431. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. April 10, 1972. Roger L. Cossack, of Cossack & Karp, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant. William D. Keller, U. S. Atty., Eric A. Nobles, Larry S. Flax, Asst. U. S. Attys., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee. Before CHAMBERS, WRIGHT and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 Lopez was convicted of selling cocaine in violation o..
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458 F.2d 382
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Roberto LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 71-2431.
United States Court of Appeals,
Ninth Circuit.
April 10, 1972.
Roger L. Cossack, of Cossack & Karp, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.
William D. Keller, U. S. Atty., Eric A. Nobles, Larry S. Flax, Asst. U. S. Attys., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.
Before CHAMBERS, WRIGHT and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
1
Lopez was convicted of selling cocaine in violation of 26 U.S.C. Sec. 4705(a).
2
The complaint was filed after the crime was committed. Then the section was repealed by P.L. 91-513 (Sec. 1101). After the repeal, the indictment followed and then the trial and conviction.
3
But the trouble is that P.L. 91-513 had a saving clause in it which kept his crime alive.
4
Judgment affirmed and the mandate will issue now.
