Opinion ID: 576300
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Heading: The Car Payment Receipt

Text: 29 Appellant Huguez-Ibarra argues that the district court erred in admitting into evidence a receipt for an automobile in the name of Juan Hughes. The receipt showed a cash payment of $4000.00 to Watson Chevrolet on March 18, 1988. It was found in the unlocked safe in the same room as the locked safe in which the cocaine was found. Appellant Huguez-Ibarra argues that the admission of this document violates the hearsay rule and the prejudice caused by it outweighs its probative value. 30 As was the case with the notebooks, the receipt falls outside of the hearsay doctrine because it was not offered for the purpose of proving the truth of its contents. See United States v. Campbell, 466 F.2d 529, 531 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1062, 93 S.Ct. 571, 34 L.Ed.2d 516 (1972). 31 The fact that the name on the receipt was spelled differently than Huguez-Ibarra's was fully probed. Defense counsel was permitted to attempt to establish that the receipt belonged to Juan Beltran Hughes and not the Appellant. In light of the foregoing, the district court did not abuse its discretion in allowing the receipt into evidence. 6