UNITED STATES v. WARD

No. 72-3040.

481 F.2d 185 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harvey Allen WARD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 24, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John McGuigan, Atlanta, Ga. (Court-Appointed) for defendant-appellant.

John W. Stokes, U. S. Atty., E. Ray Taylor, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before AINSWORTH, DYER and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.


DYER, Circuit Judge:

Ward appeals from a judgment of conviction of interstate transportation of forged traveler's checks in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 2314. He argues that he was denied an opportunity to impeach two key Government witnesses, and that the United States Attorney's final argument to the jury improperly commented on Ward's failure to take the stand. We affirm.

We can quickly dispose of Ward's first point. He argues that he was not allowed...

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