UNITED STATES v. WATSON

No. 71-1434.

459 F.2d 588 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Lonnie Ray WATSON, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 3, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Duncan, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

William A. Kitchen, Asst. U. S. Atty., Bert C. Hurn, U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Mo., for appellee.

Before MATTHES, Chief Judge, and LAY and ROSS, Circuit Judges.


MATTHES, Chief Judge.

Appellant and Jamesetta Belcher were jointly indicted in five counts for transporting in interstate commerce falsely made and forged checks in varying amounts in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 2314. Appellant waived the right to a trial by jury and consented to submission of the case to the court. He was found guilty by Judge Duncan, to whom the case had been transferred for trial by Judge Hunter, and given a two-year sentence...

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