United States v. Leon Scottie

985 F.2d 576 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Leon SCOTTIE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-10518. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 8, 1992. Decided Feb. 5, 1993. Appeal from the United States District Court For the District of Arizona (Tucson); No. CR-90-00263-WDB, William D. Browning, District Judge, Presiding. D.Ariz. AFFIRMED. Before D.W. NELSON, REINHARDT and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Leon Scottie was convicted by a jury of sexual abuse in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153 and 2242(1). Scottie appeals his conviction on the grounds that (1) the district court erred in admitting evidence of his prior bad acts, and (2) the prosecutor's closing statement was improper. Scottie's second argument is entirely without merit, and we therefore discuss only the admission of the prior bad acts. We affirm the conviction. 3 Scottie was indicted on two counts of…