United States v. John Patrick Marron

564 F.2d 867

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

John Patrick MARRON, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 77-1682.

United States Court of Appeals,

Ninth Circuit.

Nov. 14, 1977.

Randi Wood, Missoula, Mont., for defendant-appellant.

Robert L. Zimmerman, Asst. U. S. Atty., Billings, Mont., for plaintiff-appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana.

Before CARTER and TRASK, Circuit Judges, and BURNS,* District Judge.

JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge:

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The appeal raises the questions (1) whether a district court may legally sentence a 20-year-old youth offender to a split…