United States v. Ralph F. Dreitzler, Jr., United States of America v. Ralph F. Dreitzler, Jr.

577 F.2d 539 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ralph F. DREITZLER, Jr., Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ralph F. DREITZLER, Jr., Defendant-Appellee. Nos. 77-1546, 77-1591. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. June 23, 1978. 1 William L. Kinzel, Bellevue, Wash., for defendant-appellant. 2 Jerald E. Olson, Asst. U. S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-appellee. 3 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. 4 Before BROWNING and WALLACE, Circuit Judges, and Waters, * District Judge. WATERS, District Judge: 5 Ralph F. Dreitzler was tried and convicted by a jury on twenty-three counts of willfully misapplying bank funds, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 656 , and on four counts of making false statements to a bank for the purpose of obtaining loans, contrary to 18 U.S.C. § 1014 . Thereafter, the district court granted Dreitzler's motion for judgment of acquittal on the twenty-three misapplication counts, but left intact the jury's verdicts on the remaining counts. The United States appeals from the district court's order granting Dreitzler's motion for judgment of acquittal.…