United States v. John M. Coughlan, Sr.

32 F.3d 572 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. John M. COUGHLAN, Sr., et al., Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-50283. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 13, 1994. Decided Aug. 3, 1994. 1 Before: REINHARDT and NOONAN, Circuit Judges; TANNER, * District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Defendant Jack Coughlan, Sr. was indicted on seventeen counts of mail and wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud financial institutions by means of fraudulent representations and concealment of material facts. Defendant pled guilty to one count of mail fraud, and one count of wire fraud. The remaining counts against defendant were dismissed. Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence. The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 3231 . We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . DISCUSSION 4 Coughlan argues that he was denied the constitutional right to have counsel…