UNITED STATES v. COIN

No. 84-1137.

753 F.2d 1510 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raymond Joseph COIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 21, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert P. Weidner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiff-appellee.

J. Douglas McVay, Phoenix, Ariz., for defendant-appellant.

Before BROWNING, Chief Judge, and WALLACE and POOLE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant Raymond Joseph Coin appeals his conviction by a jury for embezzling tribal funds in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1163. He claims that the district court erred in refusing to give a jury instruction which stated that restitution, while not a defense to the crime, may be considered as evidence bearing on intent. We affirm.

Coin was elected vice-chairman of the Hopi Tribe in December 1981. As part of his duties, he was to run the Hopi Civic...

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