United States v. Alan B. Richardson A/K/A Ollie, A/K/A Champagne, A/K/A William Bridges, A/K/A Ronald Small, A/K/A Buddy, A/K/A Brian Richards

79 F.3d 1155 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Alan B. RICHARDSON a/k/a Ollie, a/k/a Champagne, a/k/a William Bridges, a/k/a Ronald Small, a/k/a Buddy, a/k/a Brian Richards, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-10046. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 8, 1995. Decided March 11, 1996. Before: BROWNING, CANBY, and HALL, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Defendant-Appellant Alan B. Richardson appeals his conviction for failure to surrender for service of a federal sentence pursuant to a court order, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 3146 (a)(2). During Richardson's one-day trial, Richardson argued that he had not been ordered to surrender for service; on that ground he moved for a judgment of acquittal pursuant to Fed.R.Crim.P. 29. The district court denied the motion. In addition, the district court excluded evidence of "uncontrollable circumstances," 18 U.S.C. § 3146 (c), which…