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No. 8628010
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States v. Risher
No. 8628010 · Decided January 16, 2007
No. 8628010·Ninth Circuit · 2007·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
January 16, 2007
Citation
No. 8628010
Disposition
See opinion text.
Full Opinion
MEMORANDUM ** Richard Carlton Risher appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment denying his petition for a writ of coram nobis challenging his 1981 conviction for bank robbery. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. In order to qualify for coram nobis relief, the petitioner must demonstrate that there are sound reasons for not attacking the conviction earlier. Hirabayashi v. United States, 828 F.2d 591, 604 (9th Cir. 1987); Maghe v. United States, 710 F.2d 503 (9th Cir.1983). Risher has not met this burden. Accordingly, the district court did not err by denying Risher’s petition. AFFIRMED. This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.
Plain English Summary
MEMORANDUM ** Richard Carlton Risher appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment denying his petition for a writ of coram nobis challenging his 1981 conviction for bank robbery.
Key Points
01MEMORANDUM ** Richard Carlton Risher appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment denying his petition for a writ of coram nobis challenging his 1981 conviction for bank robbery.
02In order to qualify for coram nobis relief, the petitioner must demonstrate that there are sound reasons for not attacking the conviction earlier.
03Accordingly, the district court did not err by denying Risher’s petition.
04This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir.
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MEMORANDUM ** Richard Carlton Risher appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment denying his petition for a writ of coram nobis challenging his 1981 conviction for bank robbery.
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