United States v. Eduardo Mendoza-Vasquez

960 F.2d 153 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Eduardo MENDOZA-VASQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-50468. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 9, 1992. Decided April 21, 1992. Before PREGERSON, D.W. NELSON and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Eduardo Mendoza-Vasquez ("Mendoza") appeals his jury conviction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1324 (a)(1)(B) for transportation of illegal aliens. Mendoza claims the district court erred by admitting hearsay evidence in violation of the confrontation clause of the Sixth Amendment. He further contends that the court erred in admitting evidence of his earlier conviction for transporting illegal aliens. Finally, Mendoza appeals the district court's failure to grant a mistrial based on improper comments made by the government during closing arguments. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We reject each of…