United States v. Paul Burdett Knapp

15 F.3d 1092 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 Burdett KNAPP, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-30016. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 7, 1994. Decided Jan. 26, 1994. 1 Before: POOLE, TROTT and KING, * Circuit Judges. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Paul Burdett Knapp was convicted for making false statements to the U.S. Government in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1001 . Knapp appeals his conviction, arguing the district court erred in denying dismissal of the indictment, failing to instruct the jury that it had to reach a unanimous verdict on the underlying acts supporting Count 2 of the indictment, and submitting to the jury a redacted copy of the indictment. 4 * Duplicity of Count 2 5 We review "the question whether counts of an indictment are duplicitous de novo." United States v. Bryan, 868 F.2d 1032, 1037 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 493 U.S. 858 (1989). The court looks "to the…