United States v. Booker
District Court, D. North Dakota
This was a prosecution of the defendant under Rev. St. § 5209, for making false entries in reports made hy a national bank, of which he was president, to the comptroller of the currency. On motion by defendant for direction of a verdict.
1Opinion of the Court
AMIDON, District Judge.
This case has already been before the court on demurrer. See U. S. v. Booker (D. C.) 80 Fed. 876. The defendant is now upon trial under an indictment which charges him with making false entries in four different reports of the G-rand Forks National Bank to the comptroller of the currency, in violation of section 5209 of the Revised Statutes. It affirmatively appears by the evidence of the government that the defendant neither made any entry in the reports in question nor directed any other person to do so. His only act in connection with the reports was to sign and…
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