United States v. Richard Henderson Rhodes III

87 F.3d 1325 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Richard Henderson RHODES III, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-10320. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 17, 1996. * Decided June 18, 1996. Before: LEAVY, T.G. NELSON, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** I. OVERVIEW 2 Richard Henderson Rhodes III appeals his jury conviction on the charges of: I) Armed Bank Robbery/Aiding & Abetting; II) Use of a Firearm in Relation to a Crime of Violence/Aiding & Abetting; and III) Possession of an Illegal Sawed-Off Shotgun/Aiding & Abetting. Rhodes appeals on the grounds that the district court improperly refused to suppress his statements made after he invoked his Miranda rights, the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions, and Count III of the indictment was improperly joined under Fed.R.Crim.P. 8(a). We affirm. II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 3 On December 27, 1994,…