Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit March 3, 2004, No. 01-50667. D.C. CR-01-0210-TJW (United States v. Torres-Garcia)

MEMORANDUM**

1. Torres-Garcia’s challenge to his conviction on the ground that two items of evidence were improperly admitted is unconvincing.

The evidence of his prior attempts to enter the United States under Del Muro’s name was properly admitted under Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b), because it illustrated his “modus operandi,” i.e., his method of attempting to enter the United States.