Querta

MEMORANDUM **

Defendant Dawkins Querta appeals his conviction, after a jury trial, of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to do bodily harm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153 and 113(a)(3), and assault resulting in serious bodily injury, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153 and 113(a)(6). Defendant challenges the district court’s conduct of voir dire, which we review for abuse of discretion. Un ited States v. Padilla Mendoza, 157 F.3d 730, 733 (9th Cir.1998). Specifically, Defendant argues that the court should have submitted to the jury panel his proposed questionnaire and that the court should have asked the jurors about the appropriateness of using a deadly weapon in self-defense.

Although the court declined to use the proposed questionnaire, the court did agree to ask appropriate questions contained in it. The court then conducted voir *891 dire. After that the court asked counsel whether any questions that should be asked had been overlooked. Defense counsel requested inquiries in four more areas. The court agreed to ask all but the last of those questions, the one that concerned the use of weapons in self-defense. As to that question the court said that it was “too…