Opinion ID: 779703
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Heading: Evidence Regarding the Condition of Torres' Finger

Text: 27 Torres alleges that the district court erred by allowing the government to introduce evidence that Torres' finger was scratched up. We review the district court's decision to admit or exclude evidence under Rule 403 for abuse of discretion. United States v. Crosby, 75 F.3d 1343, 1346 (9th Cir.1996). The Government introduced evidence that only Torres's index finger was badly defaced. According to the Government, this evidence tended to prove that Torres sought to evade the Border Patrol's identification system. 5 The potentially probative value of this evidence was not outweighed by possible prejudice to the defendant. The district court acted within its discretion in admitting the evidence.