United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Roberto Lopez, Defendant-appellant, 458 F.2d 382 (9th Cir. 1972)
Annotate this CaseRoger 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 Then the section was repealed by P.L. 91-513 (Sec. 1101).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 issue now.
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