Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit May 8, 2002, No. 00-50498; D.C. No. CR-00-1076-IEG (United States v. Padilla-Aragon)

MEMORANDUM***

Manuel Padilla-Aragon pleaded guilty to importing 37.8 kilograms of marijuana into the United States, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 and 960. After the Supreme Court decided Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.