PETERS v. UNITED STATES

No. 23910.

376 F.2d 839 (1967)

Perry Nathaniel PETERS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

April 25, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew L. Stanfield, Atlanta, Ga., for appellant.

Thomas K. McWhorter, Asst. U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., Charles L. Goodson, U. S. Atty., Robert L. Smith, Asst. U. S. Atty., for appellee.

Before BROWN and BELL, Circuit Judges, and BREWSTER, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

Peters was convicted by a jury of passing counterfeit United States securities with intent to defraud in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 472. The sole issue presented on this appeal is whether there was sufficient evidence from which the jury could properly infer knowledge of the counterfeit nature of the bill passed. Ruiz v. United States, 5 Cir., 1967, 374 F.2d 619 [Mar. 24, 1967]. The verdict of the jury must be sustained...

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