United States v. Ramon Alvarez-Rodriguez

81 F.3d 170 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Ramon ALVAREZ-RODRIGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-50016. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 5, 1996. Decided March 21, 1996. Before: PREGERSON, T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and LYNCH, * District Judge. MEMORANDUM ** Ramon Alvarez-Rodriguez appeals the district court's denial of his motion for new trial pursuant to Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 33. Ramon Alvarez-Rodriguez was convicted of four counts charging him while incarcerated with hostage taking, kidnapping, two counts of escape, and aiding and abetting ( 18 U.S.C. §§ 1201 (a)(5), 1203(a), 751(a), and 18 U.S.C. § 2 ). The appellant contends that the district court erred as a matter of law when it denied appellant's motion for appointment of counsel for purposes of representing him in his new trial motion. Appellant's motion was clearly one for new…