UNITED STATES v. COTTON

No. 79-5392.

631 F.2d 63 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mack Elmond COTTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 22, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvyn Carson Bruder, Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Shirley Baccus-Lobel, Asst. U. S. Atty., Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CHARLES CLARK, TJOFLAT and GARZA, Circuit Judges.


GARZA, Circuit Judge:

On December 24, 1976, the appellant Mack Elmond Cotton attempted to pass a counterfeit $50 bill at a liquor store in Dallas, Texas. He was interviewed at the time by a secret service agent, who concluded that Cotton had been an innocent purchaser and allowed him to go. A short time later, after review of that agent's report, another secret service agent began an investigation of the matter. In early 1977, the Secret Service recruited James P...

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