Legal Opinion
United States v. Wilkins
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 18, 1963PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FREDERICK van PELT BRYAN, District Judge.
Defendants Wilkins and Leary were charged in a two count indictment with (1) forging the endorsement of the payee on a United States Treasury check, and (2) uttering the check on which the endorsement was forged with intent to defraud the United States, both in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 495 and 2.
Leary pleaded guilty to both counts of the indictment and is awaiting sentence. Wilkins, having duly waived trial by jury, has been tried before me without a jury.
The four prosecution witnesses were Anna Rivera, the payee of the check; Finelli, who took the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gilbert v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Prussian v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Wayne S. Marteney v. United States of America, C. M. Henderson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1954
- Thelma L. Selvidge v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1961
- United States v. Martin HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Fannie Mae Ross v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Lloyd Edward WilkinsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Clarendon Bank & Trust v. Fid. & Deposit Co. of Md.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1975
- United States v. McGovernCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Strann v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1983
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