UNITED STATES v. RIGGINS

No. 76-1741.

539 F.2d 682 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leslie B. RIGGINS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

July 26, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith L. Kessler (argued), Seattle, Wash., for defendant-appellant.

J. Ronald Sim (argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWNING and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges, and LUCAS, District Judge.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Appellant Leslie Riggins was convicted of violations of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 2314, for causing a series of forged Traveler's Express money orders to be transported in interstate commerce. The principal witness for the government was Barbara Shibuya, a former girlfriend of Riggins, who testified that she had cashed the money orders, which were all payable to her, at his direction. Riggins' defense was that Shibuya had "framed"...

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