United States v. Gardea-Luna
United States v. Gardea-Luna
Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-50055 Conference Calendar
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
RAUL GARDEA-LUNA,
Defendant-Appellant.
-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. P-98-CR-107-16 --------------------
October 20, 1999
Before JONES, WIENER and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Raul Gardea-Luna appeals from the district court’s denial of
his “Motion to Enforce Plea Bargain,” which was filed shortly
after judgment was rendered in the above-styled case. Gardea’s
motion was “unauthorized” because the relief he sought was not
available under any federal rule or statute providing for post-
conviction relief. See United States v. Early,
27 F.3d 140, 141-
42 (5th Cir. 1994). Relief was not available to Gardea under
Fed. R. Crim. P. 33, 35, or 36, or
28 U.S.C. § 2255. See id.; 28
* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. No. 99-50055 -2-
U.S.C. § 2255. Although the district court denied Gardea’s
motion on the merits, it should have denied the motion for lack
of jurisdiction. See Early,
27 F.3d at 142. This court may
affirm on that alternative ground. See
id.AFFIRMED.
Reference
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