United States v. Stanley Amos Singer

62 F.3d 1426 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Stanley Amos SINGER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-10437. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 12, 1995. Decided Aug. 1, 1995. Before: SCHROEDER, BEEZER and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * OVERVIEW 2 Stanley Amos Singer was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1111 . He appeals his conviction and sentence, claiming the district court should have granted his motion to suppress the knife found incident to his arrest because there were no exigent circumstances justifying the arresting officer's failure to obtain a warrant before entering Singer's home to make the arrest, and because the officer failed to comply with the "knock and announce" rule. He also claims the district court failed to properly instruct the jury on the mental state necessary for a voluntary manslaughter conviction, and…