United States v. James Edward Cottle

990 F.2d 1261 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. James Edward COTTLE, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 91-50068, 91-50245. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 2, 1992. Decided March 24, 1993. Before WALLACE, Chief Judge, and TROTT and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. MEMORANDUM 1 Cottle appeals his convictions for conspiracy, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 , and making false statements to an agency of the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001 . The district court exercised jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3231 . We have jurisdiction over this timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. 2 Cottle first argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction of either conspiracy or making false statements. Although we review de novo the district court's denial of Cottle's motion for acquittal, United States v. Hart, 963 F.2d…