United States v. Willie Garcia

19 F.3d 30 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Willie GARCIA Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10692. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 5, 1993. * Decided March 10, 1994. Before: CHOY, GOODWIN and SKOPIL, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Willie Garcia appeals his convictions following jury trial for one count of obstructing justice in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1503 and two counts of making false declarations in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1623 . Garcia contends that the district court erred by not striking a prosecution witness' testimony that Garcia had a bad reputation and by not granting a mistrial on that basis. Garcia further asserts that the introduction of the reputation evidence constituted prosecutorial misconduct. Garcia also contends that the district court improperly restricted his right to cross examine witnesses. We affirm the convictions. 3 This court reviews for abuse of…