Hernandez-Miranda v. Chandler

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Hernandez-Miranda v. Chandler

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-41374 Conference Calendar

LEOPOLDO HERNANDEZ-MIRANDA,

Petitioner-Appellant,

versus

ERNEST V. CHANDLER, Warden,

Respondent-Appellee.

-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas USDC No. 1:00-CV-669 -------------------- December 12, 2002

Before JOLLY, JONES, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Leopoldo Hernandez-Miranda (“Hernandez”), federal prisoner

# 81659-071, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his

28 U.S.C. § 2241

petition, in which he raised 14 grounds for relief,

including that his conviction and sentence for possession of

marijuana with the intent to distribute were illegal following

Apprendi v. New Jersey,

530 U.S. 466

(2000). Hernandez renews

only his Apprendi claim on appeal; because he does not renew the

* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. 00-41374 -2-

other 13 claims he raised in his § 2241 petition, those claims

are waived. See Yohey v. Collins,

985 F.2d 222, 224-25

(5th Cir.

1993).

The district court correctly determined that Hernandez did

not qualify for

28 U.S.C. § 2241

relief under the savings clause

of

28 U.S.C. § 2255

. Hernandez cannot make the showing required

to qualify for such relief because this court has recently held

that Apprendi is not retroactive on collateral review. See

Wesson v. U.S. Penitentiary Beaumont, TX,

305 F.3d 343, 347-48

(5th Cir. 2002) (citing United States v. Brown,

305 F.3d 304, 310

(5th Cir. 2002)).

The district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.

Reference

Status
Unpublished