United States v. Rance Dwayne Preston

10 F.3d 809 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Rance Dwayne PRESTON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-30006. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 4, 1993. Decided Nov. 23, 1993. 1 Before: REINHARDT, BRUNETTI and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM * 3 On appeal from a conviction for distribution of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1), Rance Preston contends that the district court erred in excluding certain evidence, in refusing to declare a mistrial based on the prosecutor's closing argument, and in refusing to excuse a juror. We affirm. DISCUSSION A. Exclusion of Evidence 4 Fed.R.Evid. 608(b) provides that "[s]pecific instances of the conduct of a witness, for the purpose of attacking or supporting the witness' credibility ... may not be proved by extrinsic evidence." Evidence which could be excluded under Rule 608(b) may nevertheless be admitted to show the bias…