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McELROY v. UNITED STATES

No. 80-6680.

455 U.S. 642 (1982)

McELROY v. UNITED STATES

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 23, 1982

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas S. White argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief was George E. Schumacher.

Carter G. Phillips argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Lee, Assistant Attorney General Jensen, and Joel M. Gershowitz.

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court.

The petitioner was convicted of two counts of transporting a forged security in interstate commerce in violation of 18 U. S. C. § 2314. He challenges his conviction on the ground that the statute requires proof, concededly lacking at trial, that the securities had been forged before being taken across state lines. Because of a conflict among the Circuits on this issue of statutory construction, we granted certiorari...

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