United States v. Thadeus Randolph Risher

32 F.3d 573 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Thadeus Randolph RISHER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 89-50302. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 2, 1994. * Decided Aug. 8, 1994. 1 Before: D.W. NELSON and NOONAN, Circuit Judges, and KING ** , District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Thadeus Randolph Risher appeals his jury conviction of two counts of armed bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2113 (a)(d), and one count of bank robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2113 (a). 4 We have jurisdiction to hear Risher's timely appeal under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 5 I. Purposeful Discrimination in Jury Selection 6 Risher argues that his right to a fair trial was violated because an African-American juror, only one of two on the panel, was excluded from the jury. During voir dire, the prospective juror stated that he was a lay minister and was unemployed. The government used one of…