United States v. Leon Michael Shields

24 F.3d 251 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Leon Michael SHIELDS, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 92-10651, 93-10296. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 14, 1994. Decided May 4, 1994. Before: SCHROEDER, D.W. NELSON, and CANBY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Leon Shields appeals his conviction and sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 922 (c)(1). We affirm. I. 3 On January 22, 1992, a federal grand jury indicted Leon Michael Shields on one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 922 (g)(1), and two counts of possession of an unregistered firearm in violation of 26 U.S.C. Sec. 5861 (d). On September 28 and 29, 1992, Shields was tried on those charges. On September 29, 1992, at 12:20 p.m., the jury began its deliberations. The judge informed the jurors as they retired that they would…