Legal Opinion

United States v. Micah Iverson Kelly

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided October 30, 2017No. 16-10460PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Micah Joel Ah-keem Iverson Kelly (“Kelly”) challenges the district court’s denial of his motion to dismiss the indictment charging him with distributing so-called “designer drugs.” Kelly entered a conditional plea of guilty to selling and possessing with the intent to sell over 446 grams of ethylone under the street name “Ecstasy.” On appeal, Kelly argues he preserved the following issues: (1) the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) violated the non-delegation doctrine by failing to comply with the Controlled Substances Act, as codified at…

2Cases cited26 opinions

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3Cited by22 opinions

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