United States v. William L. MacE

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983 F.2d 1079·1993 WL 6619·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 5641
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 14, 199392-15886California530 words

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983 F.2d 1079 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. William L. MACE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-15886. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 6, 1993. * Decided Jan. 14, 1993. Before REINHARDT, CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 William L. Mace, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to correct his sentence for distribution of cocaine. Mace contends that the district court erred by dismissing his section 2255 motion on the basis that Mace raised the exact issues in a previous section 2255 motion. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 , and we affirm. 3 We review de novo the district court's ruling on a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. United States v. Angelone, 894 F.2d 1129, 1130 (9th Cir.1990). 4 Absent manifest injustice, a district court may dismiss a repetitive section 2255 motion. Polizzi v.…

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