United States v. Bichsel

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,  No. 04-30126 Plaintiff-Appellee, v.  D.C. No. CR-03-05372-RBL WILLIAM JAMES BICHSEL, OPINION Defendant-Appellant.  Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Ronald B. Leighton, District Judge, Presiding Argued and Submitted December 6, 2004—Seattle, Washington Filed January 13, 2005 Before: Michael Daly Hawkins, Sidney R. Thomas, and M. Margaret McKeown, Circuit Judges. Opinion by Judge Hawkins 563 UNITED STATES v. BICHSEL 565 COUNSEL Colin Fieman…