United States v. Mohammad Shoiab Siddique

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Mohammad Shoiab SIDDIQUE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-30251. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 12, 1995. Decided Aug. 1, 1995. 1 Before: WRIGHT, POOLE, WIGGINS, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM * 3 Appellant, Mohammad Siddique, appeals his conviction for knowingly possessing an unregistered, sawed-off shotgun, in violation of 26 U.S.C. Sec. 5861 (d). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 4 Siddique argues that the prosecutor, in his closing argument, improperly vouched for the government's key witness, Anna Danker. Because Siddique did not object to the prosecutor's statements at trial, we review for plain error. United States v. Necoechea, 986 F.2d 1273, 1276 (9th Cir. 1993); United States v. Molina, 934 F.2d 1440, 1444 (9th Cir. 1991). 5 The allegedly objectionable statements from the prosecutor's…