United States v. Julio Cesar Quintanilla

103 F.3d 143 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Julio Cesar QUINTANILLA, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-50161. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 5, 1996. * Decided Nov. 7, 1996. Before: PREGERSON, REINHARDT, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Julio Cesar Quintanilla appeals his jury conviction for possessing goods stolen from an interstate shipment in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 659 and conspiring to possess stolen goods in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 . We have jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 3 Quintanilla contends that his conviction must be reversed because the district court committed prejudicial error by admitting testimony regarding a rental agreement found on him at his arrest. We disagree. 4 We review the district court's evidentiary rulings, including the admission of witness statements, for an abuse of discretion. United…