United States v. Ronald Lee Tsosie

81 F.3d 171 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Ronald Lee TSOSIE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-10068. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 5, 1995. Decided April 5, 1996. Before: PREGERSON, BRUNETTI, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Ronald Lee Tsosie appeals his jury conviction and sentence for assault with a dangerous weapon with the intent to do bodily harm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153 and 113(c); and aggravated sexual abuse, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153 , 2241(a) and 2245. We have jurisdiction over this timely appeal under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm the conviction and sentence. I. JUDICIAL BIAS 3 Tsosie argues that the trial court's bias tainted the trial and sentencing hearing. Tsosie is Navajo and his victim is white. He argues that racial animus surfaced at several points of this case. Tsosie contends that there are…