United States v. William Edward Adams

8 F.3d 30 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 Edward ADAMS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50159. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 2, 1993. Decided Oct. 20, 1993. Before: TANG, CANBY, AND BEEZER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 William Edward Adams appeals his conviction and sentence for bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113 (a). Adams contends that insufficient evidence supports his conviction, that his prior convictions should not have been considered in sentencing because those convictions were unconstitutional, and that his heroin addiction was "an extraordinary physical impairment" justifying a downward departure in his sentencing. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 * On October 17, 1990, someone entered a bank in Indio, California and demanded money. Surveillance cameras photographed the robber; Adams was arrested.…