UNITED STATES v. FERNANDEZ

No. 73-1446.

496 F.2d 1294 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Miguel Luis Alba FERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 28, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Calamia, El Paso, Tex. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

William S. Sessions, U.S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., Edward S. Marquez, Asst. U.S. Atty., El Paso, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, SIMPSON and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:

Fernandez appeals from his conviction before a jury, judgment and sentence under six counts of a nine-count indictment charging him with possessing, forging and uttering three United States Treasury checks allegedly stolen from the United States mails. He alleges as error: (i) the failure of the trial judge to charge the jury as to the presumption of innocence; (ii) prejudicial comments made by the...

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