Legal Opinion
United States v. John Woodley, United States of America v. John Woodley
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 18, 1993No. 92-30295, 92-30337 and 92-30309PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
The United States appeals an order imposing monetary sanctions against it. John M. Woodley cross-appeals his convictions for 36 counts of mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341, four counts of tax evasion, 26 U.S.C. § 7201, and four counts of filing false tax returns, 26 U.S.C. § 7206, as well as court-ordered restitution.
The parties raise a multitude of issues. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
BACKGROUND
I. Offenses
Woodley was an attorney driven by greed. His convictions stem from his representation of a former client, Elizabeth Lynn. Before her death, she formed a…
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