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UNITED STATES v. ORTEGA

No. 77-1811.

561 F.2d 803 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Gilbert M. ORTEGA, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

September 28, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Tryon, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Phoenix, Ariz., argued for appellant.

Daniel R. Drake, Asst. U.S. Atty., Tucson, Ariz., argued for appellee.

Before BROWNING and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges, and EAST, District Judge.

HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judge:

Gilbert Ortega ("Gilbert") appeals from his conviction for possessing stolen mail in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1708. Three government checks were stolen from the mail and presented for payment by a person who was identified as Gilbert by the bank tellers. The Government's handwriting expert testified that the forged endorsements on each of the checks were written by Gilbert. The only controverted fact was the identification of Gilbert...

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