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Ninth Circuit dismisses ‘ice’ trafficker’s appeal
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Posted on Jan 29 2016
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 “ice.”
The Ninth Circuit judges said Bao Zhong Wang waived his right to appeal his conviction and sentence.
The Ninth Circuit judge said their independent review of the record, discloses no arguable issue as to the validity of the waiver.
“We accordingly dismiss the appeal,” said three Circuit judges in their order.
Wang appealed, asking the Ninth Circuit to reverse his guilty-plea conviction and 30-month sentence.
Wang’s counsel has filed a brief stating that there are no grounds for relief, along with a motion to withdraw as counsel of record.
Wang filed two pro se letters. The Ninth Circuit treated the letters as defendant’s pro se supplemental brief.
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.
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 “ice.”
According to the factual basis of the plea deal, on Nov. 27, 2012, Wang sold 4.7 grams of “ice” to a confidential source for the Drug Enforcement Administration in exchange for $1,350.
Attorney Steven Pixley served as court-appointed counsel for Wang.
