U.S. v. SMITH

Nos. 94-1326 to 94-1328.

46 F.3d 1223 (1995)

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. James K. SMITH, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Robert COHEN, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Ambrose DEVANEY, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 10, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Rankin, with whom Rankin & Sultan, Boston, MA, Sheldon Krantz, and Piper & Marbury, Washington, DC, were on brief, for appellant Robert Cohen; Joseph J. Balliro, with whom Balliro, Mondano & Balliro, P.C., Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellant James K. Smith; and Emmanual N. Papanickolas, Peabody, MA, for appellant Ambrose Devaney.

Paul G. Levenson, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Donald K. Stern, U.S. Atty., and Victor A. Wild, Asst. U.S. Atty., Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellee.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge, and STAHL, Circuit Judge.


BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.

After a joint trial, defendants James Smith, Robert Cohen, and Ambrose Devaney were convicted of defrauding two federal credit unions and other related offenses. Although some aspects of the trial give us pause, we affirm the convictions and sentences.

I. FACTS

We review the facts in the light most favorable to the government. United States v. Ford, 22 F.3d 374

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