United States v. Fernando Perez Bustillo

990 F.2d 1261 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Fernando Perez BUSTILLO, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-50393. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 4, 1993. Decided March 24, 1993. Before WALLACE, Chief Judge, and SNEED and CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Fernando Perez Bustillo (Bustillo) timely appeals from his jury conviction of murder in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1111 , assault with the intent to commit murder in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 113 (a), assault on a federal correctional officer in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 111 , and possession of a weapon by a prison inmate in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1791 . Bustillo contends the district court erred in denying his motion for reappointment of a different counsel. We affirm. I. FACTS AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS 3 Bustillo, an inmate at the United States Penitentiary at Lompac, California, killed…