UNITED STATES v. BLANKE

No. 77-5695.

572 F.2d 543 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vial Joseph BLANKE, Jr., a/k/a Jerry Beirne, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 5, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julian R. Murray, Jr., New Orleans, La. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

John P. Volz, U. S. Atty., Irving J. Warshauer, Asst. U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, THORNBERRY and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Joseph Blanke and a confederate forged checks drawn on an out-of-state bank. They sold these checks to Lawrence, who thought that the checks were genuine but had been stolen. Lawrence cashed the checks.

We hold that Blanke caused the checks to be transported in interstate commerce as required by 18 U.S.C. § 2314. Blanke could foresee that the checks would be cashed and sent through interstate commerce. See, e. g., Pereira v. United States...

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