United States v. Timothy John Halloran

978 F.2d 716 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Timothy John HALLORAN, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-30352. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 16, 1992. Decided Oct. 26, 1992. Before BEEZER, NOONAN and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Defendant appeals his conviction for use of a telephone with intent to defraud on four grounds. First, defendant objects to an instruction characterizing the crime as "bilking," not fraud. Second, the court erroneously advised the jurors of a presumption of guilt. Third, the defendant claims the judge's admonishment regarding the reading back of testimony intimidated the jury and led to a coerced verdict. Fourth, the court accepted the verdict before the jury had been given requested supplementary instructions. We have jurisdiction and we affirm. 3 Defendant John Joseph Halloran was indicted for causing another to travel in interstate…