United States v. George Miles Mottel

12 F.3d 1110 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. George Miles MOTTEL, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-50456. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 17, 1993. * Decided Nov. 29, 1993. Before: SCHROEDER, D.W. NELSON and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 George Miles Mottel appeals his conviction, which followed a jury trial, on four counts of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. Secs. 1343 , 2. Mottel claims that, absent the testimony of a victim investor, the evidence was insufficient to show that fraudulent claims about his investment company were ever communicated to that investor. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 3 In evaluating the sufficiency of the evidence, we ordinarily review the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution to determine whether any rational juror could have found the essential elements of the offense beyond a…