U.S. v. CULLITON

No. 00-10599.

300 F.3d 1139 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James M. CULLITON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 22, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Staff, Sacramento, CA, for the defendant-appellant.

James P. Arguelles, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Sacramento, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before GOODWIN, HAWKINS, and FISHER, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge.

Culliton appeals his conviction under 18 U.S.C. § 1001 for making false statements on a medical form submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA"). He argues the form is fundamentally ambiguous and therefore the district court should have dismissed the indictment. Joining the only other circuit to address the issue,1 we conclude...

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