From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research

U.S. v. Ammons

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Mar 25, 2008
271 F. App'x 623 (9th Cir. 2008)

Opinion

No. 06-50126.

Submitted March 18, 2008.

The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).

Filed March 25, 2008.

Becky S. Walker, Esq., Cheryl O'Connor Murphy, Esq., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Criminal Division, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Law Offices of Alissa Sawano Peterson, Irvine, CA, for Defendants-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, R. Gary Klausner, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-05-00012-RGK-02.

Before: CANBY, T.G. NELSON, and BEA, Circuit Judges.



MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Adrian Ammons appeals from the 108-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, and conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(b)(2) and 846. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we dismiss.

Ammons contends that his guilty plea, which included a waiver of his appeal rights, is invalid due to three errors at the Rule 11 hearing. First, he contends that the district court erred by failing to personally inform him of the charges against him in violation of Fed.R.Crim.P. 11(b)(1)(G). Second, he contends that he was not informed of the applicability of the Sentencing Guidelines in violation of Fed.R.Crim.P. 11(b)(1)(M). Third, he contends he was not informed of the waiver of his right to collaterally attack his sentence in violation of Fed.R.Crim.P. 11(b)(1)(N). Although the district court failed to personally inform Ammons of the charges against him and neither the Sentencing Guidelines nor the collateral attack waiver were discussed at the Rule 11 hearing, these errors do not constitute plain error because Amnions failed to show "a reasonable probability that, but for the errors, he would not have entered the plea." See United States v. Dominguez Benitez, 542 U.S. 74, 83, 124 S.Ct. 2333, 159 L.Ed.2d 157 (2004). We conclude that, Amnions' guilty plea is valid.

Amnions also contends that, even if his guilty plea is valid, his appeal waiver is unenforceable because the district court failed to discuss the terms of the waiver at the Rule 11 hearing, in violation of Fed.R.Crim.P. 11(b)(1)(N). This contention fails. See United States v. Ma, 290 F.3d 1002, 1005 (9th Cir. 2002) (concluding that there was no plain error where the prosecutor summarized in open court the terms of the plea agreement, including the fact that appellant agreed to waive the right to appeal, and appellant acknowledged that she understood and accepted those terms). Thus, we dismiss in light of the valid appeal waiver. See United States v. Nguyen, 235 F.3d 1179, 1182 (9th Cir. 2000).

DISMISSED.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Ammons

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Mar 25, 2008
271 F. App'x 623 (9th Cir. 2008)
Case details for

U.S. v. Ammons

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Adrian AMMONS…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Mar 25, 2008

Citations

271 F. App'x 623 (9th Cir. 2008)

Citing Cases

Ammons v. United States

Adrian AMMONS, petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.Case below, 271 Fed.Appx. 623. Petition for writ of certiorari to…