United States v. Manuel Sanchez-Valencia

33 F.3d 60 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Manuel SANCHEZ-VALENCIA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-55622. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 23, 1994. * Decided Aug. 25, 1994. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, HUG and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Manuel Sanchez-Valencia appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his petition for relief under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255 . Sanchez-Valencia pleaded guilty in 1989 to selling 150 grams of heroin to a confidential informant. He was sentenced pursuant to 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (b)(1)(B)(1), which mandates a minimum five-year term of imprisonment for offenses involving more than 100 grams of heroin. He claims he is entitled to relief because he was entrapped, because his counsel was ineffective, and because the district court committed errors at sentencing. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255 , and we affirm. 3 We review de novo a…