United States v. Eddie Jennings

9 F.3d 1554 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Eddie JENNINGS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 84-6405. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 6, 1992. Submission Withdrawn Nov. 9, 1992. Resubmitted Oct. 1, 1993. * Decided Nov. 10, 1993. Before: D.W. NELSON, HALL, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 Eddie Jennings appeals the summary denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate his sentence and conviction pursuant to a guilty plea. We affirm. 2 * Jennings claims that the trial court erred in failing to order a hearing or psychiatric examination to determine his competence to enter a guilty plea. Because Jennings did not request that the trial court hold such proceedings, our inquiry is limited to whether the trial court should have ordered these proceedings on its own motion. We find that Jennings' behavior and psychiatric history did not necessitate sua sponte action by the trial court. 3…