UNITED STATES v. RITZ

No. 76-1715.

548 F.2d 510 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joan Belle RITZ, Linda Ann Ritz, Robert M. Ritz, Jr. and John Paul Ritz, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 28, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. Cycmanick, Orlando, Fla. (Court-Appointed), for Joan Ritz.

Philip M. Schutzer, Orlando, Fla. (Court-Appointed), for Linda Ritz.

Donald R. Corbett, Orlando, Fla. (Court-Appointed), for Robert Ritz.

Alan C. Todd, Winter Park, Fla. (Court-Appointed), for John Ritz.

John L. Briggs, U. S. Atty., Jacksonville, Fla., William F. Duane, Harrison T. Slaughter, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., Orlando, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TUTTLE, CLARK and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal by members of the Ritz family of the unincorporated community of Bithlo, Florida from their convictions of having individually knowingly passed a total of seven counterfeit $50 bills between April 24 and August 24, 1975 and of having conspired together and with one other person to pass these counterfeit bills.

The principal grounds of appeal are: (1) lack of sufficient evidence of knowledge on the part of any of the...

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