United States v. Orvel G. Spence

57 F.3d 1078 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Orvel G. SPENCE, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-50482. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 7, 1995. Decided June 14, 1995. Before: PREGERSON, POOLE, and D.W. Nelson, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Orvel G. Spence appeals his conviction, following a jury trial, for extortion in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 875 (b). Spence threatened to blowup a United Airlines (UAL) plane unless UAL paid him $1.5 million dollars. Spence contends that the district court abused its discretion by admitting at trial evidence of two prior convictions under Fed.R.Evid. 609, and that the evidentiary rulings cumulatively constitute reversible error because Spence's due process right to a fair trial was violated. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 * 1983 Conviction 4 Spence argues that the district court abused its discretion…