UNITED STATES v. PEDEN

No. 77-5030. Summary Calendar.

556 F.2d 278 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wayne Allen PEDEN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 21, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lucien B. Campbell, Federal Public Defender, P. Joseph Brake, Asst. Federal Public Defender, San Antonio, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

John E. Clark, U. S. Atty., LeRoy Morgan Jahn, James E. Bock, Charles J. Muller, III, Asst. U. S. Attys., San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, RONEY and HILL, Circuit Judges.


JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:

Wayne Peden appeals from the verdict and judgment finding him guilty of transporting stolen, lost, and/or altered credit cards, with fraudulent intent, in interstate and foreign commerce, all in violation of 15 U.S.C. § 1644(b).

He presents three contentions. These are: (1) that 15 U.S.C. § 1644(b) is so indefinite and vague that a conviction under it violates due process of law; (2) that the trial judge abused his discretion...

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