United States v. Maxine Forrest

VANCE, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a conviction of perjury. 18 U.S.C. § 1621. Appellant Maxine Forrest, along with her husband, William Henry Forrest, was first convicted in federal district court of knowingly buying, receiving and possessing a tractor-trailer rig and its contents, a load of eggs. On appeal, this court reversed Maxine Forrest’s conviction because the evidence was not sufficient to establish that she knew the goods were stolen. See United States v. Forrest, 620 F.2d 446, 449-51 (5th Cir. 1980). Prior to this court’s ruling,' the government instituted the present case…