United States v. Mesfin Seyoum

943 F.2d 56 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mesfin SEYOUM, Defendant-Appellant. No. 88-5270. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued Oct. 1, 1990. Submitted Nov. 1, 1990. Decided Sept. 9, 1991. 1 Before WALLACE, Chief Judge, POOLE, Circuit Judge, and THOMPSON, District Judge * . 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Mesfin Seyoum, a physician, appeals his conviction by jury trial for sixty counts of distributing a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1). Seyoum contends that (1) there was insufficient evidence to support the jury's verdict on each count; (2) the district court erred by admitting evidence of his flight to England and (3) the district court erred by instructing the jury on flight and consciousness of guilt. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm. BACKGROUND 4 On October 29, 1986, Mesfin Seyoum was indicted by a federal grand jury on eighty-four…