United States v. Peter MacDonald

15 F.3d 1093 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Peter MACDONALD, Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-10717. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 16, 1993. Decided Jan. 6, 1994. 1 Before: SKOPIL, THOMPSON, RYMER, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM * 3 Peter MacDonald was convicted by a jury on charges of Racketeering ("RICO"), 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1962 (c); Racketeering Conspiracy, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1962 (d); Extortion by an Indian Tribal Official, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 666 (a)(1)(B); Mail Fraud, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1341 ; Wire Fraud, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1343 ; and Interstate Transportation in Aid of Racketeering ("Travel Act"), 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1952 . On appeal, MacDonald challenges the sufficiency of the indictment and of the evidence on the RICO, mail fraud, and wire fraud charges. He also argues that he was denied a fair trial, based on the admission of evidence of an uncharged crime, inflammatory and improper…