People of the Territory of Guam v. Gregory Alan Pangelinan

979 F.2d 855 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. PEOPLE OF THE TERRITORY OF GUAM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gregory Alan PANGELINAN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-10611. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 6, 1992. Decided Nov. 17, 1992. Before JAMES R. BROWNING, WILLIAM A. NORRIS, and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Pangelinan was convicted of manslaughter and possession and use of a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony. He challenges his conviction on the grounds that the government failed to prove that he knew the weapon was deadly, and that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence a golf club allegedly used in the crime. We affirm. 3 Pangelinan's first claim is that there was insufficient evidence to allow a rational jury to conclude that he used a deadly weapon. Under Guam law, to convict somebody of using a deadly weapon, the government must prove more than that a reasonable person would have…