Padilla

MEMORANDUM *

Appellant Tony Richard Padilla was indicted on one count of robbing the 855 South Hill Street branch of Washington Mutual Bank, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113 (a). A jury found Padilla guilty, and he appeals. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

Padilla first argues that the district court erred by admitting into evidence a crime alert flyer with his picture because the evidence was irrelevant and prejudicial. Assuming, arguendo, that the admission of the flyer constituted error, reversal is warranted only if the error was not harmless. See United States v. George, 56 F.3d 1078, 1083 (9th Cir.1995). Here, the Government’s evidence, including the eyewitness identification testimony of the particular teller from whom Padilla received the bank’s money, and photos of him inside the bank at the time of the robbery, as well as Padilla’s admission that he was in the bank, was substantial enough to demonstrate that any erroneous admission was harmless.

Second, Padilla argues that the district court erred in allowing testimony about the Los Angeles Police Department’s general practices in investigating bank robberies. In limited circumstances, we recognize that a…