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Oregon drug delivery conviction\u00a0under Oregon Revised Statutes 475.992(1)(a) is not a \u201ccontrolled substance offense\u201d under federal law, according to the Ninth Circuit. Sandoval v. Yates<\/a>, No. 13-71784 (9th Cir. 2017). This is an important case for criminal defendants because of its impact on individuals with career offender<\/a> enhancements. The court held that Oregon drug delivery convictions under 475.992(1)(a) are not qualifying because \u201cdelivery\u201d can mean an \u201coffer to sell.\u201d Offering to sell drugs is not a federal drug crime.<\/p>\r\n

Sandoval<\/em> was decided in an immigration context, but that should not hinder\u00a0its application in federal criminal cases. In many ways, the Sandoval<\/em> decision looks a lot like the Fifth Circuit\u2019s recent decision in Hinkle<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oregon drug delivery conviction\u00a0under Oregon Revised Statutes 475.992(1)(a) is not a \u201ccontrolled substance offense\u201d under federal law, according to the Ninth Circuit. Sandoval v. Yates, No. 13-71784 (9th Cir. 2017). This is an important case for criminal defendants because of its impact on individuals with career offender enhancements. 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