UNITED STATES v. LYLES

Nos. 17261, 17262.

380 F.2d 769 (1967)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Johnnie Mae LYLES, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Clarence Edward RIDLEY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

July 14, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles H. Warfield, Nashville, Tenn., (Court Appointed) for appellants.

Kent Sandidge, III, Nashville, Tenn., for appellee. Gilbert S. Merritt, Jr., U. S. Atty., Kent Sandidge, III, Asst. U. S. Atty., Nashville, Tenn., on the brief.

Before WEICK, Chief Judge, EDWARDS and McCREE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Appellants were indicted for violating 18 U.S.C. §§ 1708, 495, and 2, by possessing, forging and uttering a stolen check, or aiding and abetting in the same, with intent to defraud the United States. Appellant Ridley was convicted on three counts, while appellant Lyles was convicted only on an uttering count.

The basic question posed by this appeal is the sufficiency of evidence to support the convictions. The principal testimony relied...

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