U.S. v. DEES

No. 93-50282.

34 F.3d 838 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leanne DEES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 1, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry L. Newton, Newton and Newton, Hermosa Beach, CA, for defendant-appellant.

Alka Sagar, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, and FARRIS and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.


FARRIS, Circuit Judge:

Leanne Dees appeals her jury conviction for mail and wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341 and 1343. We have jurisdiction over defendant's timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.

I.

On January 13, 1989, Dees responded to an advertisement in a local Arkansas newspaper placed by Carolyn Burtch, a California resident hoping to privately adopt a child. Dees identified herself as Karen New. Dees...

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