UNITED STATES v. McPHATTER

No. 72-2928 Summary Calendar.

473 F.2d 1356 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vardell McPHATTER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 12, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seymour L. Honig, Tampa, Fla. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

John L. Briggs, U. S. Atty., Jacksonville, Fla., Ronald H. Watson, Asst. U. S. Atty., Tampa, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEWIN, AINSWORTH and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a conviction for uttering and publishing fraudulently signed United States Treasury checks with intent to defraud the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 495 (1971). Appellant, Vardell McPhatter, raises numerous issues, principally concerning the indictment, denial of a continuance, introductory remarks by the prosecutor, and the validity of a search warrant. We affirm.

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