United States v. Robert Elizaha Dixon, Aka: Robert E. Dixon

91 F.3d 155 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Robert Elizaha DIXON, aka: Robert E. Dixon, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-55883. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 9, 1996. * Decided July 15, 1996. Before: HUG, Chief Judge, SCHROEDER and POOLE, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Robert Elizaha Dixon appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate his sentence following his guilty plea to two counts of armed bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113 (a) and (d) and one count of using a firearm during a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c)(1). Dixon contends that: (1) the district court's imposition of separate sentences for armed robbery and use of a firearm during the armed robbery violates the Double Jeopardy Clause; (2) his plea was not knowing and intelligent; and (3) his counsel rendered ineffective assistance. We…