United States v. Virginia Joan Howard, AKA Virginia Culver-Mcneal

26 F.3d 134 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Virginia Joan HOWARD, aka Virginia Culver-McNeal, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-30185. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 5, 1994. Decided May 26, 1994. Before: ALARCON, NORRIS and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Virginia Culver Howard was convicted of one count of fraudulently obtaining more than $200.00 in funds insured by the Federally Insured Student Loan and Assistance Programs (FISLAP), in violation of 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1097 (a). Howard raises three issues on appeal: (1) the district court abused its discretion by admitting evidence of prior uncharged bad acts; (2) the district court abused its discretion by refusing to grant a new trial based on her claim that newly discovered evidence demonstrates that she suffers from a multiple personality disorder; and (3) the district court erred in considering information…