UNITED STATES v. BALK

Nos. 82-1256 to 82-1259.

706 F.2d 1056 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harlan M. BALK, David Balk, Paul Patton, and Billy R. Carey, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 27, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Tetley, San Diego, Cal., for Harlan M. Balk, David Balk and Paul Patton.

Howard B. Frank, San Diego, Cal., for Billy R. Carey.

William Braniff, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued; Peter K. Nunez, U.S. Atty.; William Braniff, Asst. U.S. Atty., on the brief, San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HUG and CANBY, Circuit Judges, and ORRICK, District Judge.


HUG, Circuit Judge:

The appellants were convicted in the district court of conspiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 and making and using false documents in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001. The convictions were based on falsified welder certifications, which are documents necessary to obtain certain work as a military contractor or subcontractor. The issues raised in this appeal concern the manner in which the jury...

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