United States v. Sherman Wilson (1986)

Id. at 1440.

Relying on Palafox , we held that the defendant could only be sentenced for attempting to manufacture PCP because the three counts were “successive steps of one criminal undertaking.” Id. at 1440.

See id. at 1440 .

Compare United States v. Safirstein, 827 F.2d 1380, 1384 (9th Cir.1987) (false statement and failure to report transportation of more than $10,000 in currency distinct acts supporting multiple sentences) and United States v. Palacios, 835 F.2d 230, 233-34 (9th Cir.1987) (possessing and passing counterfeit bills separately punishable offenses when defendant passed 44 bills and retained 46 in his pants pocket) with United States v. Wilson, 781 F.2d 1438, 1440 (9th Cir.1986) (p…

See also United States v. Wilson, 781 F.2d 1438, 1439-40 (9th Cir.1986) (per curiam), where we held that multiple convictions and sentences were not appropriate for a defendant found guilty of both attempt to manufacture and manufacture of the same prohibited substance.

See United States v. Wilson, 781 F.2d 1438, 1439 (9th Cir.1986) (Congress did not intend multiple punishment for criminal who completes more than one step of the crime).

See also United States v. Wilson, 781 F.2d 1438, 1439-1440 (9th Cir.1986) (a defendant who attempted to manufacture PCP (phencyli-dine) could only be punished for a single crime even though, during the manufacturing process, he violated three separate statutes by (1) possessing the chemical "piperidine", knowing it could be used to manufacture PCP; (2) manufacturing PCC, a chemical precursor of PCP and a necessary step in the process, and (3) attempting to manufacture PCP); …