Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit October 1, 2002, 01-10578 (United States v. James Carbullido)

McKEOWN, Circuit Judge.

We consider here the application of issue preclusion in the double jeopardy context based on a judge’s findings as opposed to a jury verdict. According to a stipulation before the district court, James Car-bullido was involved in a series of arsons over an approximately one-year period.