Legal Opinion
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Henry John TISOR, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 6, 1996No. 95-30343PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCON, Circuit Judge:
Henry John Tisor seeks reversal of the judgment of conviction for violating sections 841(a), 843(b), and 846 of Title 21 of the United States Code. Tisor contends that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because Congress exceeded its authority to regulate interstate commerce by making purely intra state drug trafficking a federal crime. We conclude that the district court had subject matter jurisdiction because Congress reasonably determined that intrastate drug trafficking has a substantial effect on interstate commerce. We affirm because none of…
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