Cecilia Guzman v. United States

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981 F.2d 1258·1992 WL 361260·1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 36556
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 7, 199291-56010California679 words

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981 F.2d 1258 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Cecilia GUZMAN, Defendant-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee. No. 91-56010. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 23, 1992. Decided Dec. 7, 1992. Before SCHROEDER, FLETCHER and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Cecilia Guzman, a federal prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of her 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to correct her sentence for one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine. Guzman contends there was insufficient evidence to justify her five-year minimum mandatory sentence. She also argues that she received ineffective assistance of counsel. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we vacate and remand. 3 We review de novo the district court's denial of a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. United States v. Angelone, 894 F.2d 1129, 1130 (9th Cir.1990). 4 "An individual accused of [a]…

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