TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises the narrow question whether an airline ticket is a "security" within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 2311. Appellant Jones, who caused forged airline tickets to be transported in interstate commerce, was convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 2314 which proscribes the interstate carriage of "any falsely made, forged, altered, or counterfeited securities." We reverse.
The case was tried by the court without a jury...
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