United States v. Johnny Lynn Old Chief

56 F.3d 75 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Johnny Lynn OLD CHIEF, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-30277. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 14, 1995. Decided May 31, 1995. Before WRIGHT, POOLE and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Johnny Lynn Old Chief ("Old Chief") appeals his criminal convictions rendered by jury verdict in the federal district of Montana. Old Chief was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, using or carrying a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, and assault with a dangerous weapon. The offenses charged took place on an Indian reservation, thus violating 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1153 . 3 Old Chief appeals on five grounds: (1) that the district court erred by allowing the prosecution to introduce extrinsic evidence of his prior felony conviction despite his offer to stipulate to his felon status; (2) that the district court erred…