United States v. Maurice Boyland

17 F.3d 396 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Maurice BOYLAND, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10324. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 7, 1994. * Decided Feb. 14, 1994. Before: SCHROEDER, CANBY, and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Maurice Boyland appeals from his convictions following a jury trial for possessing crack cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1), being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 922 (g)(1), and using a firearm in a drug trafficking crime, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 924 (c). Boyland contends that the district court erred by (1) failing to give the jury an instruction defining reasonable doubt; (2) failing to give the jury an instruction defining the presumption of innocence; and (3) admitting evidence of his prior conviction for possession of crack cocaine for sale. We have…