United States v. Gordon James Parrish

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Gordon James PARRISH, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-10035. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 13, 1996. Decided April 17, 1996. 1 Before: HALL and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges, and WEINER, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Gordon Parrish appeals his conviction in federal court of one count of aggravated sexual abuse, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153 , 2241(a)(1), and one count of sexual abuse of a minor, 18 U.S.C. § 2243 (a)(1). The convictions arise from an incident in 1990 in which Parrish brutally raped a 15-year-old girl. A jury convicted Parrish on all counts, and he filed a timely appeal asserting a variety of claims. 4 * Parrish first challenges the admission of incriminating DNA evidence by the government. The DNA evidence was analyzed by the Arizona Department of Public Safety crime lab ("DPS Lab"). The district court…