United States v. Bentley

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NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Beatrice BENTLEY, aka: Akiko Tsukida; aka: Beatrice Dell Bently; aka: Beatrice Bell Bentley; aka: Beatrice D. Beatty: aka: Beatrice D. Bentley, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-50457. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 5, 1994. Decided Aug. 4, 1994. 1 Before: BROWNING and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and FITZGERALD, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 After a jury trial, appellant Beatrice Bentley was convicted on both counts of a two-count drug trafficking indictment. She appeals (1) the district court's denial of her motion to suppress statements she made to DEA agents after her arrest, and (2) the court's admission of "other acts" evidence. We affirm, although on different grounds than those relied on by the district court. BACKGROUND 1. Evidence at Trial 4 On August 17, 1992, Bentley, in a taped conversation, agreed to sell to a…