GRIFF v. FITZHARRIS

No. 71-1419.

451 F.2d 151 (1971)

Preston R. GRIFF, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. C. J. FITZHARRIS, Superintendent, California Adult Authority, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

November 17, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Preston R. Griff, in pro. per.

Mark L. Christiansen, Deputy Atty. Gen., San Diego, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before TRASK, WRIGHT and CHOY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

In January 1968, a man resembling Preston Griff purchased two suits and paid for them with two checks which were later returned for insufficient funds in violation of California Penal Code, § 476a(a). The primary issue at trial was identification of Griff as the person who cashed the checks.

A handwriting expert testified that Griff's signature matched the signatures on the forged checks. In addition, the prosecutor called six witnesses for...

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