HARRIS v. UNITED STATES

No. 18239.

285 F.2d 85 (1960)

Elmer M. HARRIS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 27, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Edward Worton, Worton & Cline, by O. B. Cline, Jr., Miami, Fla., for appellant-defendant, Elmer M. Harris.

David C. Clark, E. Coleman Madsen, U. S. Atty., Lavinia L. Redd, Stanley A. Brons, Asst. U. S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and RIVES and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.


RIVES, Circuit Judge.

Each count of a thirteen-count indictment charged the defendant with wilfully causing to be transported in interstate commerce, from Miami, Florida, to Chicago, Illinois, a check in the amount of $200.00, signed "Arthur Markle," drawn on the Southmoor Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago, Illinois, knowing same to have been falsely made and forged, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2 and 2314. The jury returned a verdict of guilty...

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