United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Mark William Ames, Defendant-appellant, 67 F.3d 309 (9th Cir. 1995)

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - 67 F.3d 309 (9th Cir. 1995) Submitted Sept. 18, 1995. *Decided Sept. 27, 1995

Before: BROWNING, GOODWIN, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM** 

Mark William Ames appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion challenging his guilty plea conviction to bank robbery. Ames contends that he pled guilty while he was incompetent to do so, and that his counsel was ineffective. We review the district court's denial of a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 petition de novo and findings of fact for clear error, United States v. Roberts, 5 F.3d 365, 368 (9th Cir. 1993), and we affirm for the reasons stated in the district court's order, filed on January 24, 1995. See United States v. Palomba, 31 F.3d 1456, 1460-61 (9th Cir. 1994); United States v. Kramer, 781 F.2d 1380, 1383 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 819 (1986); United States v. Bradshaw, 690 F.2d 704, 712 (9th Cir. 1982), cert. denied, 463 U.S. 1210 (1983).

AFFIRMED.

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The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. App. P. 34(a); 9th Cir.R. 34-4

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

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