United States v. Anabel Aceves-Anaya

73 F.3d 371 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Anabel ACEVES-ANAYA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-50147. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 14, 1995. Decided Dec. 26, 1995. Before: ALDISERT * , ALARCON, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Anabel Aceves-Anaya appeals her conviction and sentence for importing approximately 104.75 pounds of cocaine into the United States. We have jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 * Aceves-Anaya argues that the district court abused its discretion by admitting, under Fed.R.Evid. 404(b), evidence of her prior arrest for marijuana importation, and by failing to make an explicit finding under Fed.R.Evid. 403 that the danger of unfair prejudice from admitting the evidence didn't substantially outweigh its probative value. We disagree. 4 Rule 404(b) allows the admission of evidence of other crimes or bad acts to prove…