United States v. Joel Jennings

960 F.2d 153 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joel JENNINGS, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-50474. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 6, 1992. * Decided April 20, 1992. 1 Before HUG and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges, and PECKHAM, ** District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Joel Jennings was convicted by a jury of eight counts of making false statements, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001 , and five counts of making false claims, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 287 . 4 On appeal, Jennings argues that the trial court abused its discretion in excluding expert testimony. He further asserts that the evidence presented was not sufficient to convict him of the alleged crimes. These claims are without merit. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1294 (1), and we affirm the district court's judgment. OVERVIEW 5 Jennings was in charge of production at Bay Decking Co., Inc. ("Bay Decking").…