United States v. Clifford B. Freeman

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Clifford B. FREEMAN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10663. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 11, 1994. Decided Nov. 21, 1994. 1 Before: LEAVY and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges, and MARSH, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Clifford Freeman appeals his convictions for interference with a firefighter on public land and interference with a Bureau of Land Management employee performing official duties on public land. Freeman contends that the trial court: (1) improperly coerced the jury to reach its verdict; (2) should have instructed the jury on his proposed Fourth and Fifth Amendment defenses; and (3) should have instructed the jury on the issue of specific intent. We affirm. I. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW 4 Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury verdict, the facts of this case are as follows: Freeman owns and…