Legal Opinion
United States v. Donald Swan
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 28, 1968No. 434, Docket 31963PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Chief Judge.
Donald Swan appeals from a judgment of conviction by a jury in the Eastern District of New York on twelve counts of mail fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud. 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 371. His main contention on appeal is that various student records from Columbia University, used as exemplars of his handwriting, were improperly received in evidence. Under the circumstances of this case we find that the Columbia University records were admissible in evidence under 28 U.S.C. § 1731 for the purpose of establishing a standard of comparison to determine the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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