United States v. Kevin Neal Cox

34 F.3d 1074 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Kevin Neal COX, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-50509. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 15, 1994. Decided Aug. 29, 1994. 1 Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, REINHARDT, Circuit Judge, and TANNER, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Cox appeals the imposition of a 275-month sentence following his guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1). He challenges the district court's denial of funds to obtain transcripts of his prior convictions, arguing that he was denied the constitutional right to collaterally attack his convictions. 4 In United States v. Fondren, No. 93-50470, slip. op. 9133 (9th Cir. August 12, 1994), we held that pursuant to Custis v. United States, 114 S.Ct. 1732 (1994), a defendant has no right at his federal sentencing proceeding to challenge the…