United States v. Janice McCulloch

980 F.2d 739 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Janice MCCULLOCH, Defendant-Appellant. No. 90-10410. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 11, 1992. Decided Nov. 3, 1992. Before REINHARDT, NOONAN and DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 This case, like many others, arises from an automobile collision in California. Unlike most such cases, however, this one is a criminal prosecution. Specifically, the appellant was charged with and convicted of seven counts of mail fraud arising from an alleged conspiracy to defraud her automobile insurer. On appeal, she raises several claims of error. Facts 3 On June 11, 1986 in Hayward, California, Janice McCulloch had an automobile collision with codefendants Isaac O. Rodrigues and Ronald Freitas. McCulloch was driving her own automobile which was insured by Farmers Insurance Group through a policy she had purchased two months…