UNITED STATES v. RENTON

No. 77-5779.

700 F.2d 154 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Ray RENTON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 24, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Hill, San Francisco, Cal., Stephen M. Orr, Austin, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Sidney Powell, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WILLIAMS and JOLLY, Circuit Judges, and WILL, District Judge.


E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal comes before this court following a November 11, 1974, conviction of the defendant by a jury for counterfeiting in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 478. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

In 1971 B.C. Lancaster contacted Elmer Cox about a scheme to counterfeit $100,000 Bank of Canada bearer bonds. Cox agreed to the counterfeiting scheme and converted some...

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