United States v. John Medford Rogers

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

Appellant was convicted in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas for possessing counterfeited obligations in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 472. His sole contention is that the conviction must be vacated because of lack of formal arraignment proceedings. We affirm.

At a call of a criminal docket of the District Court appellant was not formally arraigned as required by Fed.R.Crim. P. 10, which provides:

Arraignment shall be conducted in open court and shall consist of reading the indictment or information to the defendant or stating to him the…