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LEIGH v. UNITED STATES

No. 17066.

308 F.2d 345 (1962)

Richard E. LEIGH, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 27, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Robert P. Stranahan, Jr., Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court), for appellant.

Mr. John E. Hogan, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David C. Acheson, U. S. Atty., and Nathan J. Paulson, Asst. U. S. Atty., at the time of argument, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before BAZELON, FAHY and BASTIAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Defendant [appellant] was convicted on four counts of forgery and four counts of uttering. § 22-1401 D.C.Code (1961). The sole ground urged for reversal is the admission into evidence of Government Exhibit No. 6. Although this exhibit was offered in evidence as an admitted writing with which to compare the handwriting on the alleged forged checks, it contained certain damaging material. The exhibit, a card requiring certain information for completion...

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