United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Kathleen Carpenter, Defendant-appellant, 967 F.2d 592 (9th Cir. 1992)

MEMORANDUM^* 

Defendant-Appellant Kathleen Carpenter appeals from her conviction by a district court jury on a three count indictment for wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 (counts 1 and 2) and interstate transportation of money obtained by fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2314 & 2 (count 3). Carpenter alleges on appeal that the district court erred (1) by excluding testimony regarding her purpose in traveling to Europe; (2) in precluding the use of witness Rude's prior sworn statement to impeach Rude's trial testimony; (3) in excluding Carpenter's American Express bill from evidence; and (4) in restricting the scope of the defense's cross-examination of witness Allington, the victim of the fraud.

All of the challenged rulings are discretionary ones. The record does not indicate that the proffered testimony of Power and Plotkin would have contributed materially to the jury's understanding of the defendant's intent with respect to the wire transfer. The district court did not err in precluding impeachment of Rude with her deposition testimony because that deposition testimony did not clearly conflict with her trial testimony. The district court properly concluded that the American Express bill was not relevant to any material issues in the trial. Finally, the court was well within its discretion in limiting cumulative and irrelevant cross-examination of Allington.

In addition, the appellant wishes us to examine the cumulative effect of these rulings. There is no basis for holding that the cumulative effect deprived the appellant of a fair trial.

AFFIRMED.