United States v. Stewart Gia

981 F.2d 1260 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Stewart GIA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-10191. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 18, 1992. * Decided Dec. 28, 1992. Before HUG, PREGERSON and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Stewart Gia, an Indian, was convicted of five counts of aggravated sexual abuse of an Indian child in Indian country, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153 (offenses committed within Indian country) and 2241(c) (sexual acts with persons under twelve years of age). His convictions stemmed from sexual assaults committed on I.L. ("L."), an Indian girl who was 10 and 11 years of age at the time of the assaults. On appeal, Gia claims that the district court made improper comments during voir dire, that the court should have granted Gia's motion for judgment of acquittal, and that his Sixth Amendment right to confront his accuser was violated because the…