United States v. Walter Carson Dunn, Jr.

RYAN, Circuit Judge.

Walter Dunn appeals his jury conviction of three counts of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341-1342. Six poultry buildings on Dunn’s farm were destroyed by a fire which was intentionally ignited. The government’s theory was that Dunn set the fire and committed the mail fraud offenses when he mailed insurance claims for the losses to three insurers.

*1277On appeal, Dunn cites three grounds for reversal:(1) The admission into evidence of his prior criminal conduct;(2) The district court’s refusal to order the United States attorney to supply him with the transcript of a…