United States v. David Nicol

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. David NICOL, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-56590. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 5, 1996. * Decided Nov. 7, 1996. Before: PREGERSON, REINHARDT, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 David Nicol 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 section 2255 motion. Sanchez v. United States, 50 F.3d 1448, 1451-52 (9th Cir.1995). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 , and we affirm. 1 3 A claim of legal error, as opposed to a claim of jurisdictional or constitutional error, is not cognizable in a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 proceeding unless the error constitutes a fundamental defect resulting in a complete miscarriage of justice. United States v. Addonizio, 442 U.S. 178, 185 (1979); Hamilton v. United States, 67 F.3d 761, 763-64 (9th…