U.S. v. SANTA-CRUZ

No. 93-30296.

48 F.3d 1118 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Felipe Guzman SANTA-CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 28, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon R. Zulauf, Finegold, Zulauf & Engelhard, Seattle, WA, for defendant-appellant.

Bonnie E. MacNaughton, Asst. U.S. Atty., Seattle, WA, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: WRIGHT, HALL and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges.


EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

Santa-Cruz was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a). He appeals his conviction, arguing that the district court erred by admitting evidence of his prior possession of a personal use amount of cocaine under Fed. R.Evid. 404(b) and 403. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.1

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