United States v. William Piers ( 2018 )

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 5 2018
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 18-35032
Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. Nos. 3:17-cv-00038-SLG
3:00-cr-00104-SLG
v.
WILLIAM EDWARD PIERS, MEMORANDUM*
Defendant-Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Alaska
Sharon L. Gleason, District Judge, Presiding
Submitted November 27, 2018**
Before: CANBY, TASHIMA, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.
William Edward Piers appeals from the district court’s judgment denying his
28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253,
and we affirm.
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
**
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
Piers contends that his armed bank robbery conviction under 18 U.S.C.
§ 2113(a), (d) does not qualify as a predicate crime of violence under 18 U.S.C.
§ 924(c). This argument is foreclosed. See United States v. Watson, 881 F.3d 782(9th Cir.), cert. denied, 139 S. Ct. 203 (2018).
AFFIRMED.
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