Guy Hubert Hall v. United States

60 F.3d 833 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Guy Hubert HALL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee. No. 94-56388. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 6, 1995. * Decided July 7, 1995. Before: FLETCHER, KOZINSKI, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Guy Hubert Hall was convicted, following a guilty plea, of bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2113 (a). Hall contends that the indictment was not properly returned and he could not have knowingly entered his guilty plea because he had no personal knowledge that the bank was federally insured. Hall also contends that the district court should have allowed him an opportunity for discovery before denying his motion. We affirm. A. Return of the Indictment 3 A defendant relinquishes his challenge of an indictment if he forgoes the opportunity before entering his guilty plea. See United States v. Broce, 488 U.S. 563, 571 (1989); see also…