United States v. Paul Whitney Richardson

38 F.3d 1219 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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 Whitney RICHARDSON, Defendant-Appellant. No. 93-10689. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Sept. 14, 1994. * Decided Oct. 18, 1994. 1 Before: FARRIS and BEEZER, Circuit Judges, and McLAUGHLIN, ** District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Paul Richardson appeals his conviction of one count of bank fraud and aiding and abetting bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. Secs. 1344 , and 2. He argues that the government charged him with a violation of Sec. 1344(2), an offense for which, he contends, as a matter of law, he could not be convicted. Richardson alternatively argues that the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction under Sec. 1344(1). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. 4 * Richardson contends that confusing and ambiguous language in both the indictment and the jury instructions might have misled the…