United States v. William E. O'DOnnell

988 F.2d 124 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. William E. O'DONNELL Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-30470. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 6, 1993. Decided March 11, 1993. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, No. CR-91-15-EJL, Edward J. Lodge, District Judge, Presiding. D.Idaho AFFIRMED. Before EUGENE A. WRIGHT, FARRIS and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Appellant William O'Donnell was convicted by jury of making false statements to a government agency, mail fraud, and causing the preparation of a false tax return. 18 U.S.C. §§ 1001 , 1341 and 26 U.S.C. § 7206 (2). In this appeal, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence on the false statement and false tax return counts, objects to part of the jury instructions on the mail fraud count, and alleges that the portion of the indictment charging him with mail…