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o rn ia B efo re: F E RN A N D E Z , H A W K IN S , an dT H O M A S , C i rcu i tJu d g es. Je ff re y L ei gh T hu rberappeal s hi s c on vi ct i on for a tt em pt ed pers uasi on of a mi n o rt o e n g a g e i n s e x u a l a c t i v i ty . Se e 1 8 U . S. C. § 2 4 2 2 ( b ) . W e a f f i rm. (1 ) T h u rb er fi rstassert s th atth e d i stri ctco u rtl ack s j u ri sd i ct i o n b ecau se 

# FI LED APR26 2 010 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S. C O U R T OF APPE ALSI n a l l e ve nt s , e ve n i f the r e w e r e a n appoi ntm e ntde f e c t , a n i s s ue w e do not 1 de c i de , T hurbe rw hol l yf a i l e d t o s how tha ta nypr e j udi c e r e s ul t e d f

r om the S A U S A ’ s gr a nd j uryappe a r a nc e . S e e P l e s i ns ki , 912 F . 2d a t1038–39. 2 the ca se w as pres ent ed t o the grand j ury by aS peci al A ss i st antU ni t ed S t at es A tt orney ( “ S A U S A ”) , w ho w as no tprop er l y s up ervi se d and di re ct ed by the U ni t ed S t at es A tt orney. W er e hi s c l ai m fa ctual l y true, he w ou l d h ave apo i nt . H ow ever , the re cord bel i es the cl ai m . T hu s, T hu rber ’ s j uri sdi ct i on al cl ai m fa i l s. S ee U ni t ed S ta te s v . D u rh a m , 9 4 1 F .2 d8 8 6 , 8 9 2 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 9 1 ) ; U n ite dS ta te s v . P le s in s k i, 912 F . 2d 1033, 1038 ( 9th C i r . 1990) ; s e e a l s o U ni t e d S t a t e s v. F ow l i e , 24 F . 3d 1 0 5 9 , 1 0 6 6 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 9 4 ) . T hu rberno w as se rt s thatthe appo i ntm entproces s of the S A U S A w as d efect i v e, an d , th erefo re, j u ri sd i ct i o n w as l ack i n g . W e d i sag ree. A m ere p ro cess de f e c ti s notaj ur i s di c t i ona l i s s ue . S e e B ank of N ovaS c ot i av. U ni t e d S t a t e s , 487 U .S . 2 5 0 , 2 5 4

– 5 6 , 1 0 8 S . C t. 2 3 6 9 , 2 3 7 3

– 7 4 , 1 0 1 L . E d . 2 d2 2 8 ( 1 9 8 8 ) ; P le s in s k i, 91 2 F . 2d at10 38 . T hu rber ’ s f ai l ure t o rai se the i ss ue before tri al w ai ved i t . S ee F ed. R . C ri m . P . 12 (b)( 3); D urham , 94 1 F . 2d at89 2. T hu s, w e w i l l no tconsi der th e c l a i m. 1 ( 2 ) T h u rb e rn e x t a s s e rts th a t th e D o u b le J e o p a r d yc lau s e o f th e F if th A m endm entt o the U ni t ed S t at es C on st i tut i on prec l ud es thi s prose cut i on because a p r o s e c u tio n a g a in s t h im h a dp r e v io u s lyb e e n c o m m e n c e db yth e S ta te o f N e v a d a .I nc i de nt a l l y , be c aus e the S t a t e of N e va daa nd the U ni t e d S t a t e s w e r e a nd 2 r e m a in e ds e p a r a te s o v e r e ig n tie s , w h ic h w e r e n o t in p r iv ity , n e ith e ris s u e n o rc la im prec l usi on w ou l d app l y, as sum i ng there w er e any i ss ues t o b e pre cl ud ed. S ee U ni t ed S t at es v. B hat i a, 54 5 F . 3d 75 7, 75 9 (9th C i r. 20 08 ); se e a l so U ni t ed S t at es v . Z o n e , 4 0 3 F .3 d1 1 0 1 , 1 1 0 4

– 0 5 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 5 ) ( p e rc u r ia m ) . T hurbe rdi d notr e l yon R ul e 404( b) a tthe di s tr i c tc ourt . T hus , pl a i n e rr or 3 r e vi e w appl i e s t o a nyc l a i m s f ounde d on tha trul e . S e e A r i z onav. E l m e r , 21 F . 3d 33 1, 33 4– 35 (9th C i r. 19 94 ). T here w as no error, m uch l es s pl ai n err or. 3 H ow e ve r , j e opa r dyne ve ra tt a c he d i n the N e va dapr oc e e di ngs be c aus e no i s s ue of gu i l tw as pres ent ed t o a fa ctfi nd er— be i ta j ud ge or j ury. S ee S er fa ss v. U ni t ed S t at es , 42 0 U . S . 37 7, 38 8, 95 S . C t . 10 55 , 10 62 , 43 L . E d. 2d 26 5 (19 75 ); U ni t ed S t at es v . Jo se, 4 2 5 F . 3 d1 2 3 7 , 1 2 4 0 (9 th C i r. 2 0 0 5 ). T h u s, th i s cl ai m al so fai l s. 2 (3) T hu rberthen ass ert s thatthe di stri ctcourtabused i t s di sc re t i on w hen i tde ni e d hi s m ot i on i n l i m i ne , w hi c h w a s de s i gne d t o pr e ve ntthe j uryf r om he a r i ng e v id e n c e o f

h is s e x u a llys u g g e s tiv e s c r e e n n a m e s a n dp r o f ile p ic tu r e . W e d is a g r e e . T ha te vi de nc e w e ntdi r e c t l yt o the que s t i on of hi s s t a t e of

m i nd w he n he m a de c ont a c tw i th i ndi vi dua l s i n the c ha tr oom i n que s t i on a nd w e r e , the r e f or e , pr oba t i ve on the i s s ue of

hi s i nt e ntt o s e e k s e xua l a c t i vi tyf r om thos e he c ont a c t e d, i nc l udi ng the vi c t i m . S e e F e d. R . E vi d. 401, 402, 404( b) ; U ni t e d S t a t e s v. C urt i n, 489 F . 3d 3 93 5, 95 2 (9th C i r. 20 07 ) ( en banc). N or do es i tappear thatthe evi dence w as m ore unf a i r l ypr e j udi c i a l tha n pr oba t i ve . S e e F e d. R . E vi d. 403; U ni t e d S t a t e s v. F a ga n, 99 6 F . 2d 10 09 , 10 15 (9th C i r. 19 93 ). W e c anno tsay thatthe di stri ctcourtabused4

i t s di s c r e t i on. S e e C urt i n, 489 F . 3d a t943. W i tho utdi sc ussi on or ci t at i on of re l evantautho ri ty, T hu rberas se rt s that th e r e w e r e o th e re v id e n tia rye rr o r s . H e h a s ab a n d o n e dth o s e c la im s b yf a ilin g to prop er l y bri ef

them . S ee U ni t ed S t at es v. K i m bl e, 10 7 F . 3d 71 2, 71 5 n . 2 (9th C i r. 19 97 ); G re enw oo d v . F . A . A . , 28 F . 3d 97 1, 97 7 (9th C i r. 19 94 ). (4) W i th si m i l ari nsou ci ance , T hu rberas se rt s thatthe di stri ctcourt c o m m itte din s tru c tio n a l e rr o r . A g a in , w e w ill tr e a t th o s e a s s e rtio n s a s ab a n d o n e d . I n a ll e v e n ts , w e n e e dd o n o m o r e ab o u t h is s u m m a ryc la im s th a n s u m m a r ily i n d i cat e th atth ey ap p ear t o b e m eri t l ess. ( 5) F i na l l y , T hurbe rs um m a r i l ya s s e rt s tha tthe e vi de nc e w a s i ns uf f i c i e nt to s u p p o rt th e ju ry ’s v e r d ic t. H is f a ilu r e to p r o p e r lyb r ie f

th a t c la im ab a n d o n s it a ls o . W e w ill n o t c o n s id e rit. AF F I R ME D.