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United States v. Margelony

United States Court of Military Appeals

Decided May 24, 1963No. 16,359PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion of the Court

Quinn, Chief Judge:

The principal question before us is whether in enacting Article 123a, Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 USC § 923a, Congress intended to limit to that Article the prosecution of all transactions involving worthless checks.

Before enactment of Article 123a, prosecution of misconduct involving use of a worthless check took a number of different forms. If, for example, personal property of some value was obtained on the false pretense that a check given in payment thereof was good, the act might be charged as larceny or wrongful appropriation, under…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Gore v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  2. United States v. Borden Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
  3. United States v. CalamaroSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  4. United States v. NorrisUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1953
  5. United States v. DownardUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1955

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. United States v. MervineUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1988
  2. United States v. HarveyUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1970
  3. United States v. PinkstonUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1969
  4. United States v. SimmelkjaerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1969
  5. United States v. BarnesUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1964

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