United States v. Parnell Colvin

51 F.3d 282 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Parnell COLVIN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-35572. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 21, 1995. * Decided March 29, 1995. Before: SNEED, POOLE, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Parnell Colvin, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255 motion to vacate, set aside or correct his sentence imposed following his jury conviction of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 846 ; distribution of cocaine in excess of fifty grams, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (b)(1)(A); distribution of cocaine base in excess of five grams, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B); and possession in excess of fifty grams of cocaine base with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1). Colvin contends that the district court erred in denying…