United States v. Haydn Hughes

972 F.2d 1345 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Haydn HUGHES, Defendant-Appellant No. 91-10251. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 14, 1992. * Decided July 22, 1992. Before WALLACE, CHOY and POOLE, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Appellant Haydn Hughes appeals from his conviction on two counts of using of false statements in immigration matters, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1546 (b)(3). The counts alleged that Hughes used false attestations on Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9), by asserting that he was a citizen or national of the United States. Hughes contends that the district court erred in admitting evidence of his false claims of United States citizenship and birth in San Antonio, Texas made in an application for food stamps because it constituted inadmissible character evidence under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b), was not relevant, and its probative value…