UNITED STATES v. BUSH

No. 71-3108.

466 F.2d 236 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thelma Jean BUSH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 29, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Connick (Court-appointed), Connick & Connick, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

Gerald J. Gallinghouse, U. S. Atty., Stephen L. Dunne, Asst. U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and RIVES and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


RIVES, Circuit Judge:

Bush was charged with unlawfully having in her possession a $58.20 United States Treasury check payable to Mabel Loyacano, knowing that it had been stolen from the mail,1 and with forging the endorsement of the payee on the back of said check.2 A jury found her guilty on both counts. The court sentenced her to three years' imprisonment on each count, the sentences to run concurrently,...

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