United States v. Gunther Thimm

83 F.3d 430 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Gunther THIMM, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-30124. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 4, 1996. Decided April 26, 1996. Before: REINHARDT, KOZINSKI, FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Gunther Thimm was convicted of bank robbery and carrying a firearm during a violent crime in connection with the August 9, 1994 bank robbery of a U.S. Bank branch in Beaverton, Oregon. Thimm raises six grounds on appeal, each of which lacks merit. As the parties are familiar with the relevant facts, we do not discuss them here. 3 I. Did the voir dire of Juror H violate Thimm's Due Process and Sixth Amendment rights and thus warrant a new trial? 4 Thimm argues that the prosecutor abused the voir dire process by asking a rape victim in the jury pool whether she could ever forget the face of her assailant. He contends that, because the…