ASHBY v. UNITED STATES

No. 9955.

363 A.2d 685 (1976)

Tyrone L. ASHBY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 9, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wright H. Andrews, Jr., Washington, D.C., appointed by the court, was on the brief for appellant.

Earl J. Silbert, U.S. Atty., and John A. Terry, James F. Rutherford and Frederick A. Douglas, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellee.

Before KELLY, FICKLING and HARRIS, Associate Judges.


HARRIS, Associate Judge:

Appellant was convicted in a nonjury trial of forgery and uttering a forged instrument. D.C.Code 1973, § 22-1401. He contends (1) that the evidence was insufficient to support a finding of intent to defraud, and (2) that the judgment was defective as a matter of law because the government's proof established no more than appellant's mere use of a fictitious name. We affirm.

The case arose from appellant's successful negotiation...

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