UNITED STATES v. BLANCHETTE

No. 71-1651 Summary Calendar.

453 F.2d 859 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Claude P. BLANCHETTE et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearings Denied January 27 and February 1, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Murphy, Ft. Worth, Tex. (Court-appointed), for Blanchette.

Geo. T. Morris, Ft. Worth, Tex. (Court-appointed), for Hunter.

Charles D. Yarborough, Ft. Worth, Tex. (Court-appointed), for Wilmoth and Hardin.

Eldon B. Mahon, U.S. Atty., W. E. Smith, Alex McGlinchey, Claude D. Brown, Asst. U.S. Attys., Ft. Worth, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEWIN, GOLDBERG and DYER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Blanchette, Hardin, Wilmoth, and Hunter were found guilty by jury verdict of conspiracy to possess, conceal, and forge United States Postal Money Orders, knowing them to be stolen, in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 171. Blanchette and Hardin were also convicted under the same indictment of the substantive offense of receiving stolen money orders in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 641. We affirm.

The primary contention of each defendant is that...

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