23 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 893, 26 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 860 United States of America v. Carol G. Unruh, William L. Fowler, Robert Hopper, Stephen C. Forde, Defendants

855 F.2d 1363 23 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 893 , 26 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 860 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carol G. UNRUH, William L. Fowler, Robert Hopper, Stephen C. Forde, Defendants- Appellants. Nos. 84-5211 to 84-5213 and 84-5234. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 7, 1986. Decided Sept. 3, 1987. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing Aug. 16, 1988. Eve Bermingham, San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee. Peter H.A. Wodinsky and James Duff, Los Angeles, Cal., H. Dean Steward, Honolulu, Hawaii, Barton Sheela, III, San Diego, Cal., Paul D. Wolf, Oakland, Cal., and Geoffrey Greenup, Sherman Oaks, Cal., for defendants-appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Before GOODWIN, WALLACE and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge: 1 Stephen C. Forde and three of his associates in a bank fraud scheme appeal their respective convictions following a jury trial on various counts of a 72-count indictment. 2 Jon W. Schroeder, Edward Hart, Carol G. Unruh, William L. Fowler, and Robert Hopper were charged with Forde. The indictment charged one count of conspiracy, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 371…