United States v. Buck Charles Short

981 F.2d 1260 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Buck Charles SHORT, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-36237. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 23, 1992. * Decided Dec. 3, 1992. Before SCHROEDER, FLETCHER and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Buck Charles Short, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 petition to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence. Short was convicted by guilty plea of bank robbery, a violation of 28 U.S.C. 2113(a). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 . We review de novo, United States v. Moore, 921 F.2d 207, 209 (9th Cir.1990), and affirm. 3 Short contends that the district court should have held an evidentiary hearing to determine whether he was competent to plead guilty. He claims that his mental illness, as well as the medication he was taking during the plea hearing to control this illness,…