Legal Opinion

United States v. James A. Spencer

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided March 24, 1971No. 35118_1PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LUMBARD, Chief Judge:

James A. Spencer appeals from a judgment of conviction entered on June 2, 1970 by Judge Timbers in the District of Connecticut after trial without a jury. Spencer was convicted on two counts of having violated 18 U.S.C. § 2314, which makes it a crime to transport or cause to be transported in interstate commerce any falsely made or forged security, knowing the same to be falsely made or forged. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of five years imprisonment. We affirm the conviction.

The indictment charged Spencer in two separate counts with causing falsely made and forged…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  4. Von Moltke v. GilliesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  5. United States v. Raphael PlattnerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. United States v. DoughertyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
  2. United States v. Joseph CalabroCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
  3. Thomas McKee v. David Harris, Superintendent, Green Haven Correctional Facility, Stormville, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
  4. United States v. Leslie Fleishman, United States of America v. Peter Combs, United States of America v. Stephen GreenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  5. People v. BigelowCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984

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