United States v. Willie Roger Guidry

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Willie Roger GUIDRY, Defendant-Appellant. No. 90-50633. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 8, 1994. * Decided March 16, 1994. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge; FARRIS, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Willie Roger Guidry contends that the district court improperly limited his ability to present his diminished capacity defense. We affirm. 3 We review for an abuse of discretion a district court's decision to exclude psychiatric evidence. United States v. Rahm, 993 F.2d 1405, 1410 (9th Cir.1993) (citing United States v. Aguon, 851 F.2d 1158, 1171 (9th Cir.1988) (en banc)). Although the district court denied Guidry's pretrial motion to introduce psychiatric testimony regarding his diminished mental capacity, Guidry nonetheless was able to introduce this testimony at trial. Unable to assert that the district court excluded this…