United States v. Marvin W. Johnson

51 F.3d 283 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Marvin W. JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10774. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 14, 1995. Decided March 28, 1995. 1 Before: TANG and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges, and MERHIGE, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Marvin Johnson appeals his jury conviction. The jury found Johnson guilty on sixteen separate counts for his participation in a two-week violence spree from December 1990-January 1991, as well as his 1993 attempts to intimidate a government witness, Darryl Handy. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 4 Johnson asserts various grounds for reversal of his conviction. We address each of the arguments in turn. I. Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel 5 On March 14, 1993, Moore visited Johnson in prison at Johnson's behest. At the time of their meeting, Moore had just been arrested and was in…