United States v. Yusuf D. Reeves

8 F.3d 32 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Yusuf D. REEVES, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-30454. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 2, 1993. Decided Oct. 4, 1993. 1 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington; No. CR-92-124-01-JLQ, Justin L. Quackenbush, Chief District Judge, Presiding. 2 E.D.Wash. 3 AFFIRMED. 4 MEMORANDUM * 5 Yusuf Reeves appeals his conviction for violating 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(1). We address his arguments about the briefcase search in a separate, published opinion. Here, we affirm the district court's denial of his motions for mistrial and for a new trial. I. FACTS 6 The trial began on August 10, 1992. Jury deliberations began on August 11. In the late afternoon of August 12, the jury sent the court a note indicating a deadlock at 11 to 1. The court instructed the jury as permitted by Allen v. United States,…