Goulson v. United States

MOORMAN, Circuit Judge.

This indictment was filed May 29, 1925. It charged defendant with falsely impersonating another, the true and lawful holder and owner of a government bond, alleging that the offense was committed “heretofore, to wit, on the 13th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-fivé.” This was followed by the words “did unlawfully,” etc., which, with the words “heretofore, to wit,” and other statements, clearly show that the acts complained of were committed prior to the filing of the indictment, and that the date June 13,1925, was a clerical…