United States v. Mark George Somes

66 F.3d 337 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Mark George SOMES, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-55907. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 5, 1995. * Decided Sept. 8, 1995. Before: GOODWIN, WIGGINS, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Mark Somes appeals pro se the denial of his motion to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255 . Somes was convicted by a jury of one count of mailing a threat to injure another person and to damage and destroy property with use of an explosive in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 844 (e) and two counts of mailing threatening communications with intent to extort a thing of value from another in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 876 . We review de novo, United States v. Johnson, 988 F.2d 941, 944 (9th Cir.1993), and affirm. 3 Somes raises several arguments concerning the sufficiency of the evidence, including whether the letters constituted threats…