U.S. v. ADAMSON

No. 00-10643.

291 F.3d 606 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard J. ADAMSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 23, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcus S. Topel, Daniel F. Cook, Joseph D. Elford, Topel & Goodman, San Francisco, CA, for the defendant-appellant.

Thomas E. Flynn, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Sacramento, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before GOODWIN and TROTT, Circuit Judges, EZRA, District Judge.


OPINION

GOODWIN, Circuit Judge.

Richard J. Adamson was convicted of wire fraud and money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 and 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(A)(i). He appeals, contending, inter alia, that the district court erred by (1) restricting his cross-examination of a key government witness and (2) broadening the scope of the indictment. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

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