United States v. James Richard Godwin

26 F.3d 133 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. James Richard GODWIN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10572. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 24, 1994. * Decided May 27, 1994. Before: HUG, D.W. NELSON and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 James Richard Godwin appeals his conviction, which followed a jury trial, for one count of bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2113 (a). Godwin claims the district court erred by admitting a note that was found on his person at the time he was arrested, ten months after the crime for which he stands convicted. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 We review de novo the legal question whether a proffered item is evidence of "other crimes" under Fed.R.Evid. 404(b). United States v. Arambula-Ruiz, 987 F.2d 599, 602 (9th Cir.1993). "The district judge has wide latitude" in deciding to admit or exclude evidence.…