United States v. Morales-Perez, ___ F.3d ___ (9th Cir. May 31, 2006) (federal crime of attempted possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell encompasses the California crime of purchasing cocaine base for purposes of sale, so conviction under California Health and Safety Code 11351.5 for possession or purchase of cocaine base with intent to distribute categorically qualifies as a predicate drug trafficking offense under the federal sentencing guidelines), withdrawing from prior decision United States v. Morales-Perez, 438 F.3d 971 (9th Cir. Feb. 22, 2006). http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/9th/0510115p.pdf
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Ninth Circuit