United States v. Jose Navarrete

60 F.3d 835 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Jose NAVARRETE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-35163 United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 2, 1995. * Decided May 5, 1995. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, HUG and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Federal prisoner Jose Navarrete appeals pro se the district court's denial of his motion brought under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 3582 (c)(2). 1 Despite Navarrete's incongruous claim otherwise, we have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Secs. 2255 , 1291. We affirm. 3 We find no merit in Navarrete's claims that the district court lacked jurisdiction to convict him of drug crimes. See United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683, 694 (1974) (recognizing power of United States, as sovereign, to bring prosecution for violation of federal law); Johnson v. United States, 323 U.S. 273, 274-76 (1944) (district court has jurisdiction over crimes committed within its district);…