Pedersen

MEMORANDUM **

Appellant Stanley Roy Pedersen appeals his convictions of one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(1), one count of unlawful possession of a firearm by a person previously convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(9), and one count of unlawfully taking an endangered species, 16 U.S.C. §§ 1538 (a)(1)(B) and 1540(b)(1). Pedersen contends that: (1) there was insufficient evidence to support his convictions; (2) the district court erred in denying his motion to dismiss the indictment because of racial bias, and in denying a continuance further to investigate the alleged grand jury bias; (3) the district court abused its discretion in denying Pedersen’s request for attorney-conducted voir dire of the trial jury; and (4) that the district court abused its discretion in denying Pedersen’s motion to strike the jury panel after the court read the indictment (which mentioned Peder-son’s prior convictions) to the jury panel. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

Sufficiency of Evidence

There was sufficient evidence to permit a jury to find, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Pedersen used a…