United States v. Mustin

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States v. Mustin, 22 F. App'x 921 (9th Cir. 2002)

United States v. Mustin

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Travon Mustin appeals both the district court’s partial dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion and the resentencing conducted after the district court’s partial granting of his motion. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and affirm.

Mustin contends his resentencing violated Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000) because the firearm sentence enhancement *922under USSG § 2B3.1(b)(2) was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Although Mustin has not received a certificate of appealability (“GOA”) for this issue, we construe Mustin’s notice of appeal as a request for a COA, and grant his request. See Porter v. Adams, 244 F.3d 1006, 1007 (9th Cir. 2001) (order).

Mustin’s contention, however, is without merit because his 120-month sentence is less than the 20-year maximum provided by 18 U.S.C. § 2113(a). As such, Appren-di is not implicated.1 See United States v. Egge, 223 F.3d 1128, 1131 n. 1 (9th Cir. 2000); see, e.g., United States v. Panaro, 266 F.3d 939, 954 (9th Cir. 2001) (affirming USSG § 283.2(b)(1) enhancement).

AFFIRMED.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as may be provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

. Mustin also contends the district court lacked jurisdiction. On March 30, 2001, we denied Mustin's request for a COA on this issue. As Mustin has not received a COA on this issue, we cannot entertain his appeal. See U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(B).

Reference

Full Case Name
United States v. Travon MUSTIN
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