United States v. James Raymond Alaway

85 F.3d 638 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. James Raymond ALAWAY, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-36183. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 30, 1996. * Decided May 6, 1996. Before: BROWNING, REINHARDT, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Federal prisoner James Raymond Alaway appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. Alaway contends that his criminal conviction for manufacturing marijuana and the subsequent forfeitures of his property constituted multiple punishments in violation of the Double Jeopardy Clause. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2255, and we affirm. 3 Since Alaway pled guilty before the forfeiture proceedings were finalized for double jeopardy purposes, jeopardy attached first in the criminal proceeding. See United States v. Faber, 57 F.3d 873, 874-75 (9th Cir.1995); United States v. Barton, 46…