United States v. Michael Anthony Bliss

968 F.2d 1221 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Anthony BLISS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-50644. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 8, 1992. * Decided July 13, 1992. Before POOLE, BEEZER and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Michael Bliss appeals his conviction, following a guilty plea, for possession of counterfeit currency, distribution of methamphetamine and carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 472 , 841(a)(1) and 924(c)(1). Bliss contends that the district court erred by denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 We review for abuse of discretion a district court's denial of a motion to withdraw a guilty plea. United States v. Hoyos, 892 F.2d 1387, 1399 (9th Cir.1989), cert. denied, 111 S.Ct. 80 (1990); United States v. Rios-Ortiz, 830…