United States v. George Dean Singleton

78 F.3d 596 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. George Dean SINGLETON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 94-10601. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 8, 1995. Decided March 1, 1996. 1 Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, THOMPSON, Circuit Judge, and REA, * District Judge. MEMORANDUM 2 Singleton appeals from his conviction for one count of bank robbery under 18 U.S.C. § 2113 (a). We have jurisdiction over this timely appeal pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm. 3 A district court's evidentiary rulings are reviewed for abuse of discretion. United States v. Manning, 56 F.3d 1188, 1196 (9th Cir.1995). 4 Singleton contends that the district court abused its discretion by admitting testimony from Sergeant Hefner regarding the reliability of eyewitness identifications. Hefner was present at the police show up where two eyewitnesses identified Singleton. On direct examination by the…