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JOSEPH v. UNITED STATES

No. 16229.

239 F.2d 524 (1957)

Melvin JOSEPH, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

January 4, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Ryan, M. A. Lehmann, Houston, Tex., for appellant.

James E. Ross, Asst. U. S. Atty., Malcolm R. Wilkey, U. S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and JONES and BROWN, Circuit Judges.

HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.

The appellant was convicted on one count of theft of mail matters in violation of Title 18, § 1708, United States Code, and on one count each of forging upon a United States Treasurer's check the name of the true payee and uttering and publishing the forged signature as true, in violation of Title 18, § 495, United States Code.

The government's case was principally predicated on a written statement signed by the appellant...

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