United States v. Isabel Ortega

69 F.3d 545 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Isabel ORTEGA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-50220. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 17, 1995. * Decided Oct. 26, 1995. 1 Before: POOLE and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges, and MARQUEZ, ** District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Isabel Ortega appeals her conviction, following a jury trial, for two counts of bringing in an illegal alien in violation of 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1324 (a)(2)(B)(ii), (iii). Ortega raises two arguments on appeal: (1) the district court erred by admitting evidence from a law-enforcement officer regarding the dangerousness of the trunk compartment holding the illegal aliens; and (2) the government committed prosecutorial misconduct during its closing argument. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 4 * Ortega argues that the district court abused its discretion by allowing Immigration and Naturalization…