United States v. Bryant Terrell Valentine

46 F.3d 1148 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Bryant Terrell VALENTINE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-35642. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted: Jan. 25, 1995. * Decided: Jan. 30, 1995. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, HALL and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Bryant Terrell Valentine, a federal prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255 motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence. Valentine was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and other narcotics crimes. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255 , and we affirm. 3 The basis for Valentine's motion is his allegation that the district court erred in admitting evidence of gang membership at trial, and that such evidence was insufficient to support Valentine's conspiracy conviction. The district court correctly found that these claims had already been considered and…