United States v. Pierre Fouche

8 F.3d 31 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Pierre FOUCHE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50584. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 1, 1993. Decided Oct. 7, 1993. Before: TANG, CANBY, and BEEZER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Pierre Fouche appeals his convictions for armed bank robbery, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and carrying a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence under 18 U.S.C. §§ 2113 (a), (d), 922(g)(1) and 924(a), (c)(1), (e), respectively. We affirm. DISCUSSION 3 I. The Trial Court's Failure to Sever the Charge of Felon in Possession of a Firearm. 4 Fouche charges error in the trial court's refusal to sever the charge of felon in possession of a firearm from the bank robbery charge because the evidence in support of the firearm possession charge, a prior conviction for bank robbery, is prejudicial and would have been…