James Lee Pinkerton v. United States

988 F.2d 121 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. James Lee PINKERTON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee. No. 91-56258. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 2, 1993. * Decided Feb. 12, 1993. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, No. CV-91-2153-RSWL; Ronald S.W. Lew, District Judge, Presiding. C.D.Cal. AFFIRMED. Before BEEZER, BRUNETTI and DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 After a jury trial, James Lee Pinkerton was convicted of conspiracy to rob a United States postal worker, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 ; aiding and abetting in the assault with the intent to rob United States postal worker Theodore Spears, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 2114; robbery of United States postal worker David Solat, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2114 ; aiding and abetting the murder of United States postal worker David Solat, in…