United States v. Ignacio Estrada Olvera, 488 F.2d 607 (5th Cir. 1974).
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United States v. Ignacio Estrada Olvera, 488 F.2d 607 (5th Cir. 1974). Book View Copy Cite
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Ignacio Estrada OLVERA, Defendant-Appellant
73-2712.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Apr 5, 1974.
488 F.2d 607
R. Norvell Graham, Jr., San Antonio, Tex., for defendant-appellant., Frank D. McCown, U. S. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., Charles D. Cabaniss, Asst. U. S. Atty., Dallas, Téx., for plaintiff-appellee.
Bell, Gee, Godbold, Per Curiam.
Cited by 9 opinions  |  Published
PER CURIAM:

The appellant was charged with possession of amphetamine, in violation of the Assimilative Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. A. § 13, which made applicable the provisions of Art. 726d, Vernon’s Ann.Penal Code of Texas. He entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced to two years confinement.

There is a federal statute, 21 U.S.C.A. § 844(a), which is applicable to the offense. Violation of that statute is only a misdemeanor, and the maximum eon- [*608] finement under it is one year. The government concedes that the federal statute is controlling rather than the Assim-ilative Crimes Act and the Texas statute, violation of which is a felony.

The sentence must be vacated and the cause remanded for the entry of a new judgment imposing sentence under the federal statute. Hockenberry v. United States, 422 F.2d 171 (CA9, 1970); Dunaway v. United States, 170 F.2d 11 (CA10, 1948). Cf. Kniess v. United States, 413 F.2d 752 (CA9, 1969); Moorman v. United States, 389 F.2d 27 (CA5, 1968).

There is no merit to appellant’s other claims.

Vacated and remanded.