United States v. Jesus Bautista-Mejia

977 F.2d 591 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Jesus BAUTISTA-MEJIA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-30234. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 8, 1992. * Decided Oct. 1, 1992. Before PREGERSON, TROTT and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 On July 28, 1989, Bautista-Mejia became involved in a domestic quarrel with his wife. When the police arrived, they found Bautista-Mejia armed and barricaded in the house. A two day standoff began, during which Bautista-Mejia used his two daughters, ages six and nine, as hostages. At one point, after police fired tear gas into the house, Bautista-Mejia pointed a gun at the head of one of his daughters and threatened to kill her if the police did not back off. He then left the house and headed for another residence, holding one daughter in front of himself while the other clung to his back. During the course of his escape, he fired two shots in…