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Summary: IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT _ No. 95-50753 Summary Calendar _ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus DAVID LEE QUINLAN, Defendant-Appellant. - - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. A-91-CR-76 (3) - - - - - - - - - - April 2, 1996 Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DUHÉ, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* David Lee Quinlan appeals from the district court's order denying his motion to
Summary: IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT _ No. 95-50753 Summary Calendar _ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus DAVID LEE QUINLAN, Defendant-Appellant. - - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. A-91-CR-76 (3) - - - - - - - - - - April 2, 1996 Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DUHÉ, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* David Lee Quinlan appeals from the district court's order denying his motion to ..
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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 95-50753
Summary Calendar
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
versus
DAVID LEE QUINLAN,
Defendant-Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Texas
USDC No. A-91-CR-76 (3)
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April 2, 1996
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DUHÉ, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
David Lee Quinlan appeals from the district court's order
denying his motion to reduce his prison term, filed pursuant to
18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). He argues that his “career offender”
sentence is now illegal under United States v. Bellazerius,
24
F.3d 698 (5th Cir.), cert. denied,
115 S. Ct. 375 (1994). This
challenge is barred by a provision in his plea agreement by which
he waived his right to challenge his sentence in “any post-
conviction proceeding.” See United States v. Wilkes,
20 F.3d
651, 653 (5th Cir. 1994). Quinlan also argues, for the first
Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule 47.5.4.
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time on appeal, that the statute under which he was convicted, 21
U.S.C. § 846, is unconstitutional. This argument is frivolous.
United States v. Owens,
996 F.2d 59, 61 (5th Cir. 1993).
AFFIRMED.