U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2013

United States v. Patrick Prendergast, Jr.

United States v. Patrick Prendergast, Jr.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided November 20, 2013 · Davis, Garza, Dennis
547 F. App'x 567

United States v. Patrick Prendergast, Jr.

Opinion

PER CURIAM: *

Patrick Adolph Prendergast, Jr. (“Prendergast”), appeals from his conviction for knowingly using a materially false writing to obtain disaster relief benefits, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1040.

Prendergast contends that the evidence of knowledge and materiality was insufficient and that the district court committed reversible error in denying his motion for mistrial based on an alleged Brady violation, in admitting hearsay evidence, in responding to two jury notes, in permitting a prejudicial variance, in allowing prosecutor statements that allegedly amounted to misconduct, and in calculating his Sentencing Guidelines range.

We have considered the parties’ submissions and reviewed the record. Because we find no reversible error, we AFFIRM.

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Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

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