United States v. Roger Dale White, United States of America v. Marklin Christopher Manuel

9 F.3d 1555 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Roger Dale WHITE, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marklin Christopher MANUEL, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 92-10575, 92-10579. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 5, 1993. Decided Oct. 28, 1993. Before: HUG, FARRIS, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * The appeal raises three questions: 2 (1) Whether the district court abused its discretion by admitting evidence of a robbery that preceded the murder charged in the indictments; 3 (2) Whether the district court abused its discretion by rejecting a plea agreement pursuant to White. White and Manuel would have pled guilty to second degree murder, a lesser included offense; and 4 (3) Whether reversal is required due to prosecutorial misconduct? 5 It is argued that evidence of the prior robbery was admitted improperly under Fed.R.Evidence…