United States v. Denard Darnell Neal

977 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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Denard Darnell NEAL, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-10078. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 14, 1992. Decided Oct. 5, 1992. Before GOODWIN, FLETCHER and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Denard Darnell Neal appeals his conviction on bank robbery and firearms counts. We address his appeal of his sentence in an opinion filed simultaneously with this memorandum. 3 * Neal first argues that a statement he made to FBI agents after his arrest was improperly used against him at his trial because he made the statement without a lawyer present after having requested a lawyer. The district court denied his motion to suppress evidence of the statements. 4 We review denials of motions to suppress de novo, although we accept the district court's factual determinations unless they are clearly erroneous. See United States v. Thomas,…