United States v. Robert G. Lees

988 F.2d 124 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Robert G. LEES, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-30401. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 5, 1993. Decided Feb. 23, 1993. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, No. CR-90-0260-D; Carolyn R. Dimmick, District Judge, Presiding. W.D.Wash. AFFIRMED. Before EUGENE A. WRIGHT, FARRIS and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 A jury found that Lees offered money to a co-worker to kill Lees' estranged wife and convicted him of solicitation for murder, 18 U.S.C. § 373 . He raises numerous issues. He argues that evidence should have been suppressed, prosecutorial misconduct denied him a fair trial and the government withheld favorable evidence. Next, he asserts that the district court erred in denying a continuance, limiting impeachment of the government's star witness, admitting…