United States v. Edward L. Hohn

963 F.2d 380 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Edward L. HOHN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 90-10391. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 14, 1992. Decided May 28, 1992. Before HUG, TANG and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 On May 15, 1990, a jury convicted Edward Hohn of eleven counts of mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341 , two counts of false statement, 18 U.S.C. § 1001 , and two counts of false claim, 18 U.S.C. § 287 . The charges arose from representations Hohn made in the disbursement certificates and invoices he submitted to the Small Business Administration ("SBA") in order to get the loan money. On appeal, Hohn contends that the district court committed reversible error by giving improper good faith jury instructions. Hohn also argues that the district court erred by refusing to allow Hohn to cross-examine Richard Moser, Area Counsel for the SBA…