United States v. George Patino

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

George Patino appeals after the district court 1 admitted evidence of a 1998 conviction at trial and sentenced him to 40 months' imprisonment and 3 years' supervised release following his conviction on three counts relating to a conspiracy to distribute human growth hormone ("HGH") for unauthorized purposes and to smuggle HGH into the United States. We affirm.

I

Patino operated a clinic and wholesale drug distribution business in Mexico that sold HGH to purchasers in the United States. He obtained HGH from Mexico and Asia and shipped it into the United States via mailed…