United States v. Joseph Wayne Cathcart

42 F.3d 1403 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Joseph Wayne CATHCART, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-50686. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 1, 1994. Decided Dec. 6, 1994. Before: CANBY, LEAVY, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * I. 2 Joseph Wayne Cathcart (Cathcart) appeals his conviction on the basis of the district court's refusal to permit his counsel to question prospective jurors regarding the weight they would give testimony of law enforcement officials. He also seeks to challenge in Sentencing Guidelines proceedings his prior sentence for ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm the district court's decisions. II. 3 Prior to trial, the defense asked the district court to put the following question to prospective jury members: "Would you believe the testimony of law enforcement officers more than any other witness solely because of his or her…