United States v. Douglas Franklin Wright

19 F.3d 1442 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Douglas Franklin WRIGHT, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-30393. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 8, 1994. Decided March 18, 1994. Before: BROWNING, KOZINSKI and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Wright appeals his conviction and sentence for two counts of violating 18 U.S.C. Sec. 922 (g). 3 A. Wright first argues the district court erred in not changing venue because it should have presumed prejudice. The record, however, does not demonstrate a level of "prejudicial and inflammatory media publicity" such that prejudice should have been presumed. United States v. Rewald, 889 F.2d 836, 863 (9th Cir.1989), amended 902 F.2d 18 (9th Cir.1990); Harris v. Pulley, 885 F.2d 1354, 1361 (9th Cir.1988). While we are mindful of the difficulties inherent in questioning prospective jurors as to their knowledge of Wright's background,…