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UNITED STATES v. LAWSON

No. 78-5502.

608 F.2d 1129 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles William LAWSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided November 14, 1979.

Rehearing Denied December 4, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald E. Holt, Florence, Ala. (court-appointed), Joe M. Patterson, Jr., Florence, Ala., for defendant-appellant.

Hal D. Hardin, U.S. Atty., Margaret M. Huff, Nashville, Tenn., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CELEBREZZE and LIVELY, Circuit Judges, and PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM.

The defendant Charles William Lawson appeals from his jury conviction for uttering and possessing counterfeit money. He contends that the district court committed reversible error in permitting the jury to hear evidence of two previous convictions. Though Lawson did not testify, his counsel cross-examined a government witness who was a secret service agent to bring out the fact that Lawson had consistently denied...

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