Gustavo Mejia v. Eddie R. Myers Attorney General, State of California

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978 F.2d 715·1992 WL 309831·1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 34385
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 26, 199292-55110California916 words

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978 F.2d 715 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gustavo MEJIA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Eddie R. MYERS; Attorney General, State of California, Respondents-Appellees. No. 92-55110. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 22, 1992. * Decided Oct. 26, 1992. Before BEEZER, CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Gustavo Mejia, a California state prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition challenging his convictions for conspiracy to sell or transport cocaine, conspiracy to possess cocaine for sale, sale or transportation of cocaine, and possession of cocaine for sale. Mejia contends that the state trial court violated the proscription against ex post facto laws when it imposed a ten-year sentencing enhancement for possessing over twenty five pounds of cocaine. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 , and we affirm. 3 We review de novo the…

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