United States v. Donald Pomeroy Roberts, Jr.

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67 F.3d 310·1995 WL 576861·1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 33054
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 29, 199595-35190California259 words

Opinion

Opinion

67 F.3d 310 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Donald Pomeroy ROBERTS, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-35190. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 18, 1995. * Decided Sept. 29, 1995. Before: BROWNING, GOODWIN and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Donald Pomeroy Roberts, Jr., a federal prisoner, appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255 motion challenging his criminal conviction on double jeopardy grounds. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255 , and we affirm. 3 Roberts contends that his criminal conviction violated the multiple prosecution and multiple punishment prongs of the Double Jeopardy Clause because jeopardy first attached in the civil and administrative forfeiture proceedings instituted against him. We disagree. Because Roberts pleaded guilty in the criminal proceeding prior to entering into a settlement agreement in the…

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