United States Ninth Circuit

In a case regarding which law should govern possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia on Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) property, conviction under 21 U.S.C. section 844(a) is affirmed where prosecutors have latitude in choosing from applicable charges and 38 C.F.R. section 1.218(a)(7), a VA regulation forbidding introduction of drugs including marijuana onto VA property except when medically prescribed, does not repeal or supersede federal statute.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/10/2008
• Published 10/10/2008

Judges

• GOULD, Circuit Judge:, Before:  RONALD M. GOULD and CARLOS T. BEA, Circuit Judges, and JOHN W. SEDWICK, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Daniel J. Broderick, Federal Defender, Jackie McQuarrie, Certified Law Student, and Monica Knox, Assistant Federal Defender, Sacramento, CA, for appellant Margaret Maes.


• For Appellees:
  
• McGregor W. Scott, United States Attorney, and Elana S. Landau, Assistant United States Attorney, Fresno, CA, for appellee United States of America.