United States v. Anthony Wayne Tolver

17 F.3d 397 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Anthony Wayne TOLVER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10083. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 7, 1994. * Decided Feb. 11, 1994. Before: SCHROEDER, CANBY, and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Anthony Wayne Tolver appeals his conviction for possession of cocaine and cocaine base with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841 (a)(1). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 * Tolver contends that the district court erred by admitting evidence of his prior state conviction for possession of cocaine base for sale. Tolver argues that this evidence was inadmissible under Fed.R.Evid. 404(b). We disagree. 4 We review for abuse of discretion the district court's decision to admit evidence of a prior crime under Fed.R.Evid. 404(b), United States v. Arambula-Ruiz, 987 F.2d 599, 602 (9th Cir.1993), and we…