United States v. Mong Hoang Nguyen

2 F.3d 1159 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Mong Hoang NGUYEN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-50032. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 21, 1993. * Decided Aug. 4, 1993. Before BROWNING, TANG and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Mong Hoag Nguyen appeals his jury conviction for conspiracy to possess and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. Secs. 846 , 841(a)(1). Nguyen contends that the district court erred by allowing the government to cross-examine him about his prior drug convictions. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. 1291 and affirm. 3 We review the district court's decision to admit evidence of a prior conviction for an abuse of discretion. United States v. Perkins, 937 F.2d 1397, 1406 (9th Cir.1991). 4 On direct examination, Nguyen testified to the existence of three prior felony drug convictions. On cross-examination, the…