United States v. Stevie A. Gray

967 F.2d 593 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Stevie A. GRAY, Defendant-Appellant. No. 90-10598. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 11, 1991. Decided June 30, 1992. Before WILLIAM A. NORRIS, BEEZER and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Stevie Gray appeals his conviction for murdering his wife by pushing her off a cliff in Yosemite National Park. We affirm. 3 * Gray's wife died from a fall off a 350-foot cliff in Yosemite Park near Discovery View less than four months after she married him. Gray initially told rangers he had taken a short nap and found that his wife was gone when he woke up. A team of forest rangers found her body at the foot of the cliff the next morning. There were no witnesses to the fall itself. 4 The government argued at trial that Gray killed his wife for insurance money after he had enticed her into a loveless, sham marriage. Gray purchased two…