UNITED STATES v. SIMMONS

Nos. 81-1613, 81-1877.

679 F.2d 1042 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America v. Mattie Doll SIMMONS, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America v. Maurice BROWN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided May 14, 1982.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied June 8, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Robertson, U.S. Atty., Samuel Rosenthal, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Newark, N. J., for appellee.

Peter W. Till (argued), Stephen R. Fogarty, Aron, Till & Salsberg, Jersey City, N. J., for appellant, Mattie Doll Simmons.

Philip Rosenbach (argued), Lowenstein, Sandler, Brochin, Kohl, Fisher & Boylan, A Professional Corp., Roseland, N. J., for appellant, Maurice Brown.

Before ADAMS and SLOVITER, Circuit Judges, and VAN ARTSDALEN, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied June 8, 1982.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

I.

The principal issue on this appeal is whether evidence of a comprehensive scheme to negotiate checks bearing forged signatures is encompassed within statutory language proscribing "tak[ing] and carr[ying] away, with intent to steal or purloin" property or money belonging to a federally insured bank. 18 U.S.C. § 2113(b). We join those...

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