United States v. Jim Duane Thorpe

92 F.3d 1195 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Jim Duane THORPE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-30406. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 29, 1996. * Decided Aug. 5, 1996. Before: HUG, Chief Judge, SCHROEDER and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Jim Duane Thorpe interlocutorily appeals the district court's denial of his motion to dismiss the indictment against him on double jeopardy grounds. We dismiss the appeal as frivolous under United States v. Washington, 69 F.3d 401 , 403 n. 2 (9th Cir.1995). Thorpe's contention that his criminal indictment violates the Double Jeopardy Clause because he had already been punished for the same conduct through prior seizure of his firearms is foreclosed by United States v. Ursery, No. 95-345, 1996 WL 340815 (U.S. June 24, 1996) and United States v. One Assortment of 89 Firearms, 465 U.S. 354 (1984). 3 DISMISSED. * The panel unanimously finds…