Manraksa
United States v. Manraksa
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Malee Manraksa (“Manraksa”) appeals her jury conviction for one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and for four counts of distribution of methamphetamine. Her co-defendant Charles Stevenson (“Stevenson”) appeals his jury conviction and sentence for one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, and one count of distribution of methamphetamine. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742 (a), and we affirm on all counts.
I.
Manraksa first argues that the district court erred by denying her motion under Fed.R.Crim.P. 16(a) to discover prior recorded statements implicating her involvement in an uncharged sale of ecstasy pills and then allowing those statements to be introduced at trial in violation of Fed. R.Evid. 404(b). Manraksa also argues that the denial of her discovery requests resulted in the government failing to satisfy its obligations under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 , 83 S.Ct. 1194 , 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963). We review evidentiary and discovery rulings for an abuse of discretion. See United States v. Chon, 210 F.3d 990 , 994 (9th Cir.2000); United States v. Wright, 215 F.3d 1020, 1025 (9th Cir. 2000). We…