United States v. Moustapha L. Eljammal

26 F.3d 133 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Moustapha L. ELJAMMAL, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10358. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 10, 1994. Decided June 2, 1994. Before: HUG, FARRIS, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Moustapha Eljammal appeals his conviction for knowingly making false statements to a firearms dealer in the purchase of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 924 (a)(1)(A). 3 * Eljammal contends that the district court's voir dire of the jury insufficiently probed for anti-Arab prejudice. Because Eljammal did not object to the scope of the district court's voir dire, we review for plain error. United States v. Flores-Elias, 650 F.2d 1149, 1151 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 904 (1981). 4 There was no plain error. The court asked venirepersons if they would be inclined to consider Eljammal a terrorist because of his national…