United States v. Alvaro Chavez, AKA Alvaro Chaves

15 F.3d 1090 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Alvaro CHAVEZ, aka Alvaro Chaves, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-30366. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 1, 1993. Decided Dec. 20, 1993. Before: WRIGHT, GOODWIN, and HUG, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Alvaro Chavez appeals his conviction and sentence. He was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to import cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 963 ; possession of cocaine on an aircraft, in violation of 19 U.S.C. Sec. 1590 (a); importation of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 960 ; and possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1). He was sentenced under the guidelines to 324 months imprisonment, to be followed by 10 years supervised release. We affirm. I. 3 Chavez claims the district court erred when it admitted evidence of his past narcotics activity under Fed.R.Evid. 404(b) and…