United States v. William A. Walker

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91 F.3d 157·1996 WL 367608·1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 36906
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 28, 199695-15600California498 words

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Opinion

91 F.3d 157 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. William A. WALKER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-15600. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 25, 1996. * Decided June 28, 1996. Before: NOONAN, LEAVY, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 William A. Walker appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. After pleading guilty to use of a firearm in the commission of a violent crime in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924 (c), Walker was sentenced to five years in custody and three years of supervised release. Walker contends his sentence should be vacated because the district court erred by: 1) imposing a three-year term of supervised release in addition to his five-year sentence, and 2) failing to inform him that a violation of the terms of his supervised release could result in a total incarceration period in excess of his five-year sentence. We have…

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