United States Ninth Circuit

Because the government failed to specify one of the offenses identified by USC section 1956 as an offense permissibly represented in a sting operation, defendant's conviction for money laundering was overturned.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/14/2004
• Decided 06/10/2004
• Published 06/10/2004

Judges

• NOONAN, Circuit Judge:, Before:  WALLACE, NOONAN, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Michael L. Ware, Fort Worth, TX;  Hill Snellings, Sacramento, CA;  Michael L. Minns, Houston, TX, for defendant-appellant., Benjamin B. Wagner, Assistant United States Attorney, Sacramento, CA, for plaintiff-appellee.