The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has dismissed an appeal of a man who was slapped by the federal court with a 30-month prison term for distributing methamphetamine or \u201cice.\u201d <\/p>\n
The Ninth Circuit judges said Bao Zhong Wang waived his right to appeal his conviction and sentence.<\/p>\n
The Ninth Circuit judge said their independent review of the record, discloses no arguable issue as to the validity of the waiver.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe accordingly dismiss the appeal,\u201d said three Circuit judges in their order.<\/p>\n
Wang appealed, asking the Ninth Circuit to reverse his guilty-plea conviction and 30-month sentence.<\/p>\n
Wang\u2019s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record.<\/p>\n
Wang filed two pro se letters. The Ninth Circuit treated the letters as defendant\u2019s pro se supplemental brief.<\/p>\n
The Ninth Circuit said to the extent that Wang seeks to raise a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, they declined to address this issue on direct appeal.<\/p>\n
In January 2015, U.S. District Court for the NMI Senior Judge Alex Munson imposed a 30-month prison term on Wang, who pleaded guilty to distribution of \u201cice.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the factual basis of the plea deal, on Nov. 27, 2012, Wang sold 4.7 grams of \u201cice\u201d to a confidential source for the Drug Enforcement Administration in exchange for $1,350.<\/p>\n
Attorney Steven Pixley served as court-appointed counsel for Wang. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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