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UNITED STATES v. REAGLE

No. 83-5683.

740 F.2d 266 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Charles William REAGLE, III, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided August 3, 1984.

As Amended August 16, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Penn Hackney, Federal Public Defender (argued), James V. Wade, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

J. Alan Johnson, U.S. Atty., Paul J. Brysh, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Richard A. Bacvar, Legal Intern, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellee.

Before ADAMS and BECKER, Circuit Judges, and SAROKIN, District Judge.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

This appeal presents the question whether the unauthorized act of signing another person's name to a Social Security check, despite a reliance upon a fraudulent power of attorney, may be the basis of a conviction for forgery under 18 U.S.C. § 495 (1982).1 The question posed requires that this Court for the first time decide whether the...

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