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U.S. v. SHIELDS

No. 14-10561, No. 14-10562.

844 F.3d 819 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melvin Russell "Rusty" SHIELDS, Defendant-Appellant. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Sims, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 21, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erick Guzman (argued), Santa Rosa, California, for Defendant-Appellant Melvin Russell Shields.

Ethan Atticus Balogh (argued) and Evan C. Greenberg , Coleman & Balogh LLP, San Francisco, California, for Defendant-Appellant Michael Sims.

Annie M. Voigts (argued), Assistant United States Attorney; Barbara J. Valliere , Chief, Appellate Division; Brian J. Stretch , United States Attorney; United States Attorney's Office, San Francisco, California; for Plaintiff-Appellee United States.

Before: A. WALLACE TASHIMA and MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judges, and EDWARD R. KORMAN, Senior District Judge.

OPINION

Melvin Shields and Michael Sims appeal their jury convictions following a joint trial arising from the capitalization and operation of their real estate development business, which lost millions of investors' dollars from 2007 to 2009. Shields was convicted on 32 counts, including conspiracy, wire fraud...

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