United States v. George Royal Stout

103 F.3d 143 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. George Royal STOUT, Defendant-Appellant. No. 96-10132. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 2, 1996. * Decided Dec. 5, 1996. Before: SNEED, TROTT and THOMAS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Federal prisoner George Royal Stout appeals pro se the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion challenging his 1990 guilty plea conviction for methamphetamine manufacture in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1). Stout's conviction and sentence were affirmed in a prior direct appeal. Stout's motion contends that his indictment was defective because the prosecutor fraudulently misled the grand jury and failed to present exculpatory information. Stout argues the district court was therefore without subject matter jurisdiction to accept his guilty plea. We review de novo, United States v. Montilla, 870 F.2d 549, 551 (9th Cir.1989),…