United States v. Bernard Abney May

BROOKS, Circuit Judge.

The defendant-appellant, Bernard Ab-ney May, was convicted following a jury trial of unlawfully transporting in interstate commerce a falsely made and forged security [check] in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2314. The one issue raised on appeal is the sufficiency of the evidence to establish whether the defendant knew that the transported check was falsely made and forged.

Defendant cashed the check for $4,225 at a branch of the First National Bank of Pikeville, Kentucky. It was payable to May Car Company and was endorsed by the defendant, May Car Company, Bernard May owner.…