Legal Opinion

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wesley P. TAILAN, Defendant-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided November 30, 1998No. 98-10054PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

Wesley Tailan appeals the district court’s affirmance of his conviction, following a bench trial before a magistrate judge, for stealing, conspiring to steal, and aiding and abetting the destruction of government property in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 641, 371 and 1361 respectively. Tailan contends that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction because the government failed to prove that the property in question belonged to the United States. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

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The facts in this case are not in dispute. Tailan…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Standard Oil Co. of Cal. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  3. United States v. Frank M. Long, Steak N' Lobster, Inc., Reagan Joe BakerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  4. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Keith Wayne Quinn, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  5. United States v. WoodsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. United States v. Jose Antonio Caseslorente,defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000

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