Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kenneth S. ALEXANDER, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-12-12
Citations: 155 F. App'x 378
Docket Number: No. 03-30475
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Kenneth S. ALEXANDER, Defendant—Appellant.
Judges: Before: CANBY, TALLMAN, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 155
Pages: 378–380

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff—Appellee, v. Kenneth S. ALEXANDER, Defendant—Appellant.
No. 03-30475.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Argued and Submitted April 5, 2005.
Decided Dec. 12, 2005.
Before: CANBY, TALLMAN, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
1. Kenneth S. Alexander's argument that the district court failed to rule on his motion to suppress is foreclosed by the fact that the district court in fact denied the motion to suppress.
2. The district court properly denied Alexander's motions to subpoena the state court judge who issued the search warrant and a forensic document examiner. Alexander failed to demonstrate "the necessity of the . presence [of these witnesses] for an adequate defense." Fed. R.Crim.P. 17(b). The denial of Alexander's request to subpoena the state court judge did not violate his right to compulsory process. See Selam v. Warm Springs Tribal Corr. Facility, 134 F.3d 948, 952 (9th Cir.1998) (observing "that the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of compulsory process only is violated when the criminal defendant is arbitrarily deprived of testimony that would have been relevant and material, and vital to the defense.") (citation, internal quotation marks and alterations omitted).
3. Alexander did not meet his burden of showing that material impeachment evidence was withheld from him. See United States v. Si, 343 F.3d 1116, 1122 (9th Cir.2003) (holding that "[a] defendant has the burden of showing that withheld evidence is material" to prove a Brady violation.) (citation omitted). Additionally, Alexander failed to demonstrate "a reasonable probability that, had the evidence been disclosed to the defense, the result of the proceeding would have been different." Id. (citation omitted). As a result, no violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963) occurred.
4. Alexander did not properly object to being tried in jail attire, and did not establish before the district court that his jail clothing would be identifiable as such. He therefore forfeited the right to claim compulsion. See United States v. Rogers, 769 F.2d 1418, 1421-22 (9th Cir.1985). Regardless, any error on the part of the district court was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt, given that Alexander informed the jury during his opening statement that he was in custody. See Bentley v. Crist, 469 F.2d 854, 856 (9th Cir.1972); see also Duckett v. Godinez, 67 F.3d 734, 747 (9th Cir.1995).
5. Because the district court enhanced Alexander's sentence on the basis of judicial factfinding, and we cannot reliably determine from the record whether the sentence would have been materially different had the district court known that the Guidelines were advisory, a limited remand is appropriate. See United States v. Ameline, 409 F.3d 1073, 1084-85 (9th Cir.2005) (en banc).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
. We thank counsel for alerting the court to the existence of an untranscribed recording of the district court's ruling.
. Alexander's Motion For Remand For Booker Resentencing filed April 4, 2005, is denied as moot.