United States v. Robert Bennett

95 F.3d 1158 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel.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. Robert BENNETT, Defendant-Appellant. No. 95-30252, 95-30384. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 12, 1996. Decided Aug. 21, 1996. Before: REAVLEY, * REINHARDT, and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 In these consolidated appeals, Robert Bennett appeals the denial of his motion to dismiss his indictment on double jeopardy grounds, as well as his subsequent conviction on fifty counts of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1962 (c), 18 U.S.C. § 1952 (a)(3), 18 U.S.C. § 1029 (a)(3), and 18 U.S.C. § 1956 (a)(1)(A), (B), all arising out of his ownership of an escort service that served as a front for an organized prostitution ring. Bennett argues that his attempt to consent to judgment in a prior civil forfeiture barred his subsequent prosecution in the instant case. He also contends that (1) the district court erred in…