Corbin
United States v. Corbin
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM *
Donn Corbin appeals his conviction on one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g)(1), for which he was sentenced to 24 months in prison. Corbin entered a conditional guilty plea that reserved his right to appeal certain issues. He asserts first that the district court abused its discretion in refusing to disclose to him the personnel records of federal law enforcement witnesses, as required by U.S. v. Henthorn, 931 F.2d 29, 30 (9th Cir.1991), that he asserts would likely show the arresting officer’s dishonesty and racial bias. Second, he asserts that the district court impermissibly restricted his Sixth Amendment right to present a defense and confront witnesses by (a) barring extrinsic evidence of the arresting officer’s bias and (b) limiting cross-examination of the officer on that topic. We find that the district court did not abuse its discretion on either of these grounds. Corbin’s third claim, that the district court improperly denied his right to be invited to allocute prior to imposing sentence, is waived in that he agreed not to appeal his sentence unless the court departed from the applicable Guidelines range.