Marsh

United States v. Marsh

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44 F. App'x 833
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 16, 2002No. 00-50715; D.C. No. CR-00-00313-WMBCalifornia468 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Carolyn Watkins Marsh appeals her conviction at a bench trial of misdemeanor conversion of government property in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641 and sentence of 2 years of probation and $750 restitution. Her attorney has moved to withdraw pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 , 87 S.Ct. 1396 , 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), and Marsh has not submitted a supplemental pro se brief. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We grant counsel’s motion and dismiss the appeal.

Counsel’s Anders brief identifies and rejects three potential issues for appeal. We agree that the issues identified cannot support an appeal.

First, the evidence in the record that Marsh kept property lent to her by the government even though she knew she had no right to do so was sufficient to support her conviction for conversion of government property. See United States v. Eden, 659 F.2d 1376, 1382-83 (9th Cir. 1981).

Second, counsel notes four evidentiary objections overruled by the district court. We will reverse only if we find an abuse of discretion that materially affected the verdict. United States v. Beltran, 165 F.3d 1266, 1269 (9th Cir.), cert, denied, 528 U.S. 881 , 120…

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