United States v. Thomas Blair Weaver

97 F.3d 1463 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Thomas Blair WEAVER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-10460. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 10, 1996. * Decided Sept. 13, 1996. Before: FLETCHER, BRUNETTI and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Thomas Blair Weaver appeals the revocation of his supervised release for a two-count fraud conviction. Weaver contends that the district court erred in denying his motion for recusal at the revocation hearing. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742 , and we affirm. 3 The district court judge who had sentenced Weaver presided over the revocation hearing. The revocation was based in part on violation of state law, namely bigamy. The government called Terry Catchpole as a witness to establish the allegations of bigamy. On direct examination, Catchpole testified that Weaver had once stated that he was waiting…