United States v. Leon Paul Meier

103 F.3d 142 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Leon Paul MEIER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 96-35257. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 2, 1996. * Decided Dec. 06, 1996. Before: SNEED, TROTT, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Federal prisoner Leon Paul Meier appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. We review de novo a district court's decision on a § 2255 motion. Sanchez v. United States, 50 F.3d 1448, 1451-52 (9th Cir.1995). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 Meier's claim that the government failed to prove at sentencing that he possessed d-methamphetamine and not l-methamphetamine is waived by his failure to raise the claim at sentencing and on direct appeal. See United States v. McMullen, 98 F.3d 1155, 1157 (9th Cir.1996); United States v. Schlesinger, 49 F.3d 483, 485 (9th Cir.1994).…