United States v. Monroe Dale Sanders

30 F.3d 140 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Monroe Dale SANDERS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10226. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 16, 1994. Decided July 28, 1994. As Amended Oct. 26, 1994. Before: POOLE, CANBY AND RYMER, CIRCUIT JUDGES. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Monroe Dale Sanders appeals his jury conviction for one count of abusive sexual contact in violation of 18 U.S.C. Secs. 2244 (a)(1) and 1152. We affirm. I. 3 Sanders argues that the district court erred in admitting evidence of prior acts under Rule 404(b) of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Although we agree that some of the evidence was improperly admitted under the rule, we conclude that the error was harmless. 4 The Rule 404(b) evidence that Sanders challenges took several forms. The alleged victims of the charged crimes and other Dilcon students testified to uncharged incidents of touching by the defendant. Also,…