U.S. v. SANTIAGO

No. 93-50375.

46 F.3d 885 (1995)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard SANTIAGO, a/k/a "Chuco", Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 24, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark R. Lippman, La Jolla, CA, for defendant-appellant.

David C. Scheper, Asst. U.S. Atty., and David F. Taylor, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: D.W. NELSON, NORRIS, and BOGGS, Circuit Judges.


D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:

Richard Santiago appeals his conviction for the first degree murder of Johnny Estrada, a fellow inmate at the United States Penitentiary at Lompoc, California ("USP-Lompoc"). Santiago argues that the district court erred in admitting evidence relating to the Mexican Mafia, a prison gang at USP-Lompoc, because it should have been excluded under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) and because it violated his equal protection rights. He also asserts...

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