United States v. Jeffrey S. Welch

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Jeffrey S. WELCH, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10014. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 7, 1993. Decided July 26, 1994. Before: HUG, FARRIS, and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Defendant Jeffrey Welch ("Welch") appealed six distinct issues relating to his jury trial and to the sentence imposed by the district court judge. A jury convicted Welch of (1) two counts of distribution of methamphetamine under 21 U.S.C. Secs. 841 (a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B)(viii); (2) one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine under 21 U.S.C. Secs. 841 (a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(D); (3) two counts of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 924 (c); and (4) one count of unlawful possession of a firearm as a felon under 18 U.S.C. Secs. 922 (g)(1) and 924(a)(2). The…