Legal Opinion
United States v. Abelardo Niebla-Torres
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 31, 2017No. 15-10261Unpublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
Mexican national Abelardo Niebla-Tor-res (Niebla) appeals his conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(D), and 846. The district court found Niebla guilty after a bench trial. On appeal, Niebla argues that the district court erred by: (1) permitting the prosecution to authenticate items of physical evidence with hearsay testimony; and (2) admitting evidence of a prior smuggling arrest under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm the district…
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