HAWKINS v. UNITED STATES

No. 25013.

417 F.2d 1271 (1969)

James C. HAWKINS and Raymond Melvin Shelby, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 18, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe Tunnell, Tyler, Tex., for appellants.

Wm. Wayne Justice, U. S. Atty., Tyler, Texas, Wm. Louis White, Asst. U. S. Atty., Tyler, Tex., for appellee.

Before COLEMAN and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges, and RUBIN, District Judge.


GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

These appeals arise from the forgery and passing of postal money orders stolen from a Texas post office. Hawkins and Shelby were jointly tried and convicted. Hawkins appeals from conviction on multiple counts charging violations of 18 U.S.C. § 371 (conspiracy to commit any offense against the United States), 18 U.S.C. § 2 (aiding and abetting an offense against the United States), and 18 U.S.C. § 500 (forgery of postal money...

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