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UNITED STATES v. LOPEZ

No. 71-2431.

458 F.2d 382 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roberto LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

April 10, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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:

Lopez was convicted of selling cocaine in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 4705(a).

The complaint was filed after the crime was committed. Then the section was repealed by P.L. 91-513 (§ 1101). After the repeal, the indictment followed and then the trial and conviction.

But the trouble is that P.L. 91-513 had a saving clause in it which kept his crime alive.

Judgment affirmed and the mandate will...

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