United States v. Paul Richard Arnpriester

8 F.3d 30 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Paul Richard ARNPRIESTER, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-10086. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 15, 1992. Decided Aug. 30, 1993. Before HUG, PREGERSON and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Paul Richard Arnpriester was charged with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 ; money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956(a)(1)(B)(i); tampering with a witness, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512 (b)(3); accessory after the fact, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 3 ; and making a false statement to an agency of the United States, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001 . Arnpriester was tried alone. The other members of the conspiracy, with the exception of Vincenzo Rocco Gianforte, pleaded guilty and testified against Arnpriester. 3 The jury found Arnpriester…