United States v. Elizabeth Ann Carleson

103 F.3d 141 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Elizabeth Ann CARLESON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-10335. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 12, 1996. * Decided Nov. 6, 1996. 1 Before: O'SCANNLAIN, LEAVY, Circuit Judges, and HUFF ** , District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Elizabeth Ann Carleson appeals her conviction of possessing with intent to distribute less than fifty kilograms of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. sections 841 (a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(D). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1291 . We affirm. DISCUSSION 4 Carleson raises four issues on appeal. We address each of her contentions in turn. 1. Evidence of Carleson's Prior Heroin Use 5 On appeal, Carleson complains that the government ignored the district court's exclusion of evidence concerning Carleson's prior drug use in its cross examination of the defendant and defendant's former counsel Amy Wilemon. In…