Legal Opinion
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gerald ORTLAND, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 18, 1997No. 96-10175PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge FERNANDEZ; Concurrence by Judge Hawkins.
FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge:
Gerald Ortland appeals his jury conviction and sentence for mail fraud. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 1346. He claims that his conviction should be reversed because evidence was admitted in violation of his attorney-client privilege, because testimony of an expert witness was excluded, and because he was not permitted to show that his former wife, Patricia Ortland, had fled. He also asserts that the district court committed various sentencing errors. We affirm his conviction but vacate his sentence and remand for…
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