William Charles Collingwood v. United States

53 F.3d 338 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. William Charles COLLINGWOOD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee. No. 94-35651. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 19, 1995. * Decided April 27, 1995. Before: BROWNING, SNEED and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 William Charles Collingwood, a federal prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255 motion to vacate his sentence imposed following his guilty plea to conspiracy to manufacture and distribute over 100 marijuana plants in violation of 21 U.S.C. Secs. 841 (a)(1) and 846. Collingwood raises several sentencing issues for the first time in his Sec. 2255 motion, asserting that his attorney advised him not to appeal, and that counsel's performance was ineffective. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 1 3 The decision whether to grant or deny a Sec. 2255 motion is reviewed de…