COTTON v. UNITED STATES

No. 18098.

361 F.2d 673 (1966)

John Leslie COTTON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

June 13, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred H. Perabo, St. Louis, Mo., (Court-appointed), for appellant.

John A. Newton, Asst. U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., Richard D. FitzGibbon, Jr., U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., on the brief, for appellee.

Before MATTHES, MEHAFFY and GIBSON, Circuit Judges.


GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Following a trial by jury in the Eastern District of Missouri, appellant John Leslie Cotton was found guilty and convicted on a two count information charging violation of 18 U.S.C. § 472 (passing counterfeit obligations of the United States [money] with the intent to defraud). Introduced at appellant's trial were three counterfeit twenty dollar bills and several groups of folded money consisting...

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