United States Sixth Circuit

Defendant's convictions and sentence for bank fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud resulting from a check kiting scheme are affirmed where: 1) the evidence presented at trial was sufficient to support the convictions; 2) certain evidentiary rulings were not abuses of discretion; 3) defendant waived any argument that the sentence imposed was unreasonable; and 4) the sentencing court did not abuse its discretion in sentencing him, despite any technical violation of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 25.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/21/2007
• Published 02/21/2007

Judges

• Before: SILER, MOORE, and ROGERS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Christopher Carl Esker, Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, Akron, Ohio, for Appellant.  David O. Bauer, Assistant United States Attorney, Toledo, Ohio, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Christopher Carl Esker, Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, Akron, Ohio, for Appellant.   Thomas A. Karol, Assistant United States Attorney, Toledo, Ohio, for Appellee.