Authorities Cited: United States Code 18 U.S.C. § 17(a) Supreme Court 512 U.S. 573, 587 527 U.S. 1, 15 Circuit Courts 894 F.2d 1119, 1121-1122 37 F.3d 1319, 1324 94 F.3d 57, 61-62 191 F.3d 1206, 1211 428 F.3d 945, 958 443 F.3d 1211, 1226 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(f)