United States v. Edwin G. Hamilton

Appellant Edwin Hamilton stands convicted of forging and uttering a government check in violation of 18 United States Code § 495. Count 1 charges Appellant with forging a government check issued to Gary R. Thomas in the amount of $143.00; while the Second Count charges an uttering or publishing of the same check.

The jury found appellant guilty on both counts on proof that Gary R. Thomas did not authorize anyone to endorse any of his checks; that Appellant lived with Thomas for a period of twelve weeks and had purchased some clothes about the time that the check was taken; that a person…