Opinion ID: 2445
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Heading: Admission of Rodriguez's Prior Act

Text: Reversal of the Hostage Act convictions does not moot Rodriguez's challenge to the admission of his prior act, but it alters the analysis of his claim. We need not elaborate our conclusion that the admission of the 1993 episode was within the District Court's discretion, see United States v. Garcia, 291 F.3d 127, 136 (2d Cir.2002); United States v. Carboni, 204 F.3d 39, 44 (2d Cir.2000), because, even if the admission was error, it was harmless with respect to the alien transportation convictions. Indeed, Rodriguez makes no challenge to the validity of those convictions, the evidence for which was more than sufficient.