United States v. Jorge Luis Sierra-Estrada

46 F.3d 1148 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Jorge Luis SIERRA-ESTRADA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-10032. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted: Dec. 12, 1994. Decided: Jan. 4, 1995. Before: HUG, CANBY, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Defendant appeals his criminal conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. Secs. 922 (g)(1) and 924(a), and attempting to export a firearm to Mexico without license or permission, in violation of 22 U.S.C. Sec. 2778 . Defendant claims that the district court erred by excluding his girlfriend's exculpatory hearsay testimony from the trial, and by refusing to suppress an admission made before Miranda warnings were given. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm the conviction. I. HEARSAY 3 Defendant's defense at trial was that the gun found in his car belonged to the…