United States v. Daniel Davis

NOT FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT FEB 27 2014 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 12-35982 Plaintiff - Appellee, D.C. Nos. 1:03-cv-00045-EJL 1:01-cr-00188-EJL v. DANIEL M. DAVIS, MEMORANDUM* Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho Edward J. Lodge, District Judge, Presiding Submitted February 18, 2014** Before: ALARCÓN, O’SCANNLAIN, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. Daniel M. Davis appeals pro se from the district court’s order denying his petition for a writ of error coram nobis. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review the denial of a petition for a writ of error coram nobis de novo, see United States v. Riedl, 496 F.3d 1003, 1005 (9th Cir. 2007), and we affirm. * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Davis challenges his 2002 guilty-plea conviction, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel and prosecutorial misconduct. Because Davis has not shown valid reasons for failing to attack the conviction earlier or an error “of the most fundamental character,” he is not entitled to a writ of coram nobis, and the district court properly denied relief. See id. at 1006-07. AFFIRMED. 2 12-35982