United States v. Billy Joe Ashe

24 F.3d 250 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Billy Joe ASHE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-50428. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 5, 1994. Decided May 5, 1994. Before: HUG, WIGGINS, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * I. BACKGROUND 2 Appellant Billy Joe Ashe ("Ashe") was convicted in January 1993 on three counts of felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Secs. 922 (g)(1) and 924(e). The charges stemmed from three separate incidents, in March, April, and May of 1989, in which Ashe was found to be in possession of three different handguns. The district court sentenced Ashe to a total of 262 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Ashe raises seven issues on appeal. He alleges that the district court erred in (1) denying his motion to dismiss charges because of pre-indictment delay; (2) denying his motion to dismiss for…