United States v. Ronald Alex

967 F.2d 591 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Ronald ALEX, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-50142. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 4, 1992. * Decided June 8, 1992. Before PREGERSON, BRUNETTI and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Ronald Alex appeals his conviction for bank robbery. He contends 1) that government presented insufficient evidence of the bank's federal insurance to support his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 2113 (d), and 2) that the district judge abused his discretion in admitting evidence that Alex possessed a gun two weeks after the robbery. We affirm. 3 * A man robbed a branch of the First Interstate Bank in Los Angeles on January 3, 1990. The robber approached a teller, told her he had a gun, and made off with approximately $546. Kevin Hartdige, a bank employee, followed the robber as he ran out of the bank and confronted him. The robber escaped. 4 Alex…