U.S. v. SERANG

No. 97-30145.

156 F.3d 910 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gulmohamed Abdulkader SERANG, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 1, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas K. Coan, Attorney at Law, Portland, Oregon, for defendant-appellant.

Frank R. Papagni, Assistant United States Attorney, Eugene, Oregon, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before: MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, THOMAS and SILVERMAN, Circuit Judges.


SILVERMAN, Circuit Judge.

Gulmohamed Abdulkader Serang appeals his convictions on charges of conspiracy to commit arson, arson, use of fire to commit mail fraud, and mail fraud, arguing that: (1) the federal arson statute violates the Commerce Clause; (2) there was insufficient evidence to support his mail fraud convictions; and (3) the district court erred in admitting evidence of prior bad acts. We reject all three claims and affirm the convictions.

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