UNITED STATES v. PIGG

No. 18353.

471 F.2d 843 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Edward PIGG, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 3, 1973.

Rehearing Denied January 29, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lorraine Woods, Civic Federation, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Henry A. Schwarz, U. S. Atty., E. St. Louis, Ill., Jonathan J. Seagle, Asst. U. S. Atty., Danville, Ill., and Michael L. Levinson, Asst. U. S. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge, and FAIRCHILD and CUMMINGS, Circuit Judges.


CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.

James E. Pigg was convicted of causing the interstate transportation of a forged check in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2314 and was sentenced to three years imprisonment. On this appeal, he raises the following arguments: 1) his conviction should be reversed because the death of the court reporter immediately after his trial prevented the compilation of an adequate transcript to allow meaningful appellate review of the proceedings in...

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