United States v. Wendell Pichay

988 F.2d 125 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Wendell PICHAY, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-10571. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 14, 1992. Decided Feb. 26, 1993. 1 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, No. CR 91-00262-DAE; David A. Ezra, District Judge, Presiding. D.Hawaii 2 AFFIRMED. 3 Before WILLIAM A. NORRIS, BEEZER and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges 4 MEMORANDUM * 5 Appellant Wendell Pichay appeals his convictions for murder, robbery, and conspiracy to commit robbery. He raises eight separate challenges to these convictions. We affirm. 6 * Appellant argues that in light of the intense publicity surrounding his arrest for the murder of Lance Corporal Borchers, the district court abused its discretion when it denied his motions for change of venue. He argues that he was entitled to a change of venue on the basis of both presumed prejudice…