Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Ray GRANT, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-10-18
Citations: 145 F. App'x 614
Docket Number: No. 05-10069; D.C. No. CR-03-00934-PGR
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Ray GRANT, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before NELSON, T.G., WARDLAW, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 145
Pages: 614–614

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Ray GRANT, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 05-10069.
D.C. No. CR-03-00934-PGR.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Oct. 11, 2005.
Decided Oct. 18, 2005.
Emory T. Hurley, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Thomas E. Haney, Phoenix, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.
Before NELSON, T.G., WARDLAW, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Michael Ray Grant appeals the sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), 924(a)(2). We dismiss the appeal.
Despite his knowing and unequivocal waiver of his right to appeal, Grant contends that the waiver should be excused because his sentence was imposed under mandatory sentencing guidelines declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court's remedial opinion in United States v. Booker, — U.S. -, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). This claim is foreclosed by United States v. Cortez-Arias, 403 F.3d 1111, 1114 n. 8 (9th Cir.2005), as amended by 425 F.3d 547, 547-48 (9th Cir.2005) (holding that "a favorable change in the law does not entitle a defendant to renege on a knowing and voluntary guilty plea").
DISMISSED.
This disposition, is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.