United States v. John William Cherry

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. John William CHERRY, Defendant-Appellant. No. 90-30331. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 4, 1992. * Decided April 15, 1992. 1 Before EUGENE A. WRIGHT and ALARCON, Circuit Judges, and FONG, District Judge ** . 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 John Cherry appeals his conviction for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 . He seeks reversal on the ground that the district court improperly admitted evidence of his prior drug use and dealing. We affirm because the prior acts evidence was admissible to impeach Cherry's testimony. 4 Cherry testified on cross-examination that he did not know the street value of methamphetamine and that he had never seen more than a gram of it. The government proffered evidence that he had been known to sell methamphetamine and that he kept a supply on reserve for…