Legal Opinion
United States v. Christopher Eric McNeil
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 24, 2004No. 02-30039PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Circuit Judge:
Christopher McNeil was convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 1001 for making false statements on his Criminal Justice Act 23 (“CJA-23”) Financial Affidavit. On appeal McNeil argues that his actions should not be subject to punishment under § 1001 because § 1001(b) specifically excludes “judicial proceeding^]” from the ambit of the statute. He also argues that the district court erred by denying a “good faith” jury instruction at trial. We have jurisdiction to hear this appeal from the district court. 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Because we hold that McNeil’s statements were made during the…
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