United States v. Stephen Duane Whitmire

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Stephen Duane WHITMIRE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-50434. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 2, 1994. Decided March 11, 1994. Before: TANG, PREGERSON, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Appellant, Stephen Duane Whitmire, appeals the jury's verdict finding him guilty of six counts of a nine count criminal indictment relating to the possession of stolen mail and the falsification of identification documents. He contends that there is insufficient evidence to support each conviction; that the trial court should have granted his motion for a new trial; and that the trial court erred twice in its evidentiary rulings. We affirm. DISCUSSION 3 I. Insufficient Evidence Claims. 4 Mr. Whitmire argues that there is insufficient evidence to support each of his six convictions. Upon review of the record, we find that a rational…