UNITED STATES v. KIRK

No. 71-1216.

448 F.2d 393 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Lewis Ray KIRK, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided September 13, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond W. Russell, Rockville, Md. (Court-appointed counsel), for appellant.

Jean G. Rogers, Asst. U. S. Atty. (George Beall, U. S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.

Before SOBELOFF, Senior Circuit Judge, and WINTER and RUSSELL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from a conviction for forging and uttering a United States Treasurer's check. The defendant admitted signing the payee's name to the check, but claimed he did so with the payee's consent because the payee's hands were too shaky to sign the check herself, due to her drinking. The sole issue presented here is whether the questioning of witnesses by the District Judge, sitting without a jury, amounted to such a "vigorous examination" that...

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