United States v. Paul Iseda

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Paul ISEDA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50274. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 1, 1993. * Decided Sept. 20, 1993. Before: D.W. NELSON, WIGGINS, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Paul Iseda, a movie pyrotechnics expert, appeals from his conviction and sentence for knowingly transferring, without written application, an incendiary grenade and combination of parts 1 that was designed and intended for use as a destructive device in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861 (e), and possession of such items in violation of 26 U.S.C. § 5861 (d) of the National Firearms Act. Iseda contends the C-4 in the kit was erroneously received in evidence over his chain of custody objection, that the evidence of intent that the kit be used as a "destructive device" was insufficient, and that he is entitled to a new trial on the count charging the…