U.S. v. YAMASHIRO

No. 12-50608.

788 F.3d 1231 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steven Boyle YAMASHIRO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 12, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sean K. Kennedy , Federal Public Defender, and Gail Ivens , Deputy Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.

André Birotte, Jr. , United States Attorney, Robert E. Dugdale and Jamie A. Lang , Assistant United States Attorneys, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge BEA.


OPINION

Steven Yamashiro appeals his conviction and sentence for wire fraud and money laundering. We affirm his conviction, but vacate his sentence as a result of structural error and remand for resentencing before a different judge.

I. Factual Background

From December 2005 to December 2007, Steven...

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