United States v. Warren Robert Brutzman, Aka: Robert Brutzman Aka: Robert W. Brutzman

99 F.3d 1147 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Warren Robert BRUTZMAN, aka: Robert Brutzman; aka: Robert W. Brutzman, Defendant-Appellant. No. 96-50003. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 9, 1996. Decided Oct. 25, 1996. Before: O'SCANNLAIN, T.G. NELSON and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Following the entry of a conditional plea of guilty to mail fraud charges, Warren Brutzman appeals the district court's order granting the government's motion in limine to admit evidence of Brutzman's prior mail fraud conviction. Brutzman alleges that the district court improperly balanced probative value and prejudicial effect in allowing the evidence to be admitted. 3 We review a district court's admission of evidence, as well as the balancing of probative value and prejudicial effect, for abuse of discretion. United States v. Crosby, 75 F.3d 1343, 1346 (9th Cir.1996); United…