United States v. Richard Bechtel

995 F.2d 233 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Richard BECHTEL, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-30078. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 12, 1993. * Decided May 25, 1993. Before HUG, WIGGINS and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Richard Bechtel was convicted of being a felon in possession of firearms, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922 (g)(1) and 924(e)(1). The district court sentenced Bechtel to fifteen years in prison. Bechtel argues that the district court erred by not allowing him to present a defense of self-defense. We affirm. 3 * At the time of the offense, Bechtel lived in the Northern Idaho town of Sandpoint. There is no dispute about Bechtel's actual possession of several firearms nor his four previous felony convictions. At trial, Bechtel attempted to offer evidence that a neighbor threatened to kill him. Bechtel claims that he took a shotgun from his…