United States v. Carlos Dewayne Nash, United States of America v. Carlos Dewayne Nash

19 F.3d 31 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Carlos Dewayne NASH, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carlos Dewayne NASH, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 93-30249, 93-30251. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 22, 1994. * Decided Feb. 25, 1994. Before: SCHROEDER, CANBY and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 In these consolidated appeals, Carlos Dewayne Nash appeals his 108-month sentence imposed following his guilty pleas to distributing cocaine powder in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1) (District Court No. CR-92-144-1-MFM), and failing to appear for sentencing in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 3146 (a)(1) (District Court No. 93-47-1-MFM). Nash contends the district court erroneously classified him as a "career offender" by relying in part on a 1983 state burglary conviction which resulted from an invalid no contest plea. We have jurisdiction…