Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands v. Elridge Venzen
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 23, 1970No. 18036PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
A jury found the appellant guilty on all three counts of an information charging that he passed three forged checks on separate occasions. The judgment of conviction imposed consecutive sentences of seven years on each count, and directed that the Board of Parole not consider release on parole until the expiration of ten years of imprisonment. On this appeal both the conviction and the sentence are challenged.
To establish a violation of the applicable statute, the government had to prove that the appellant passed forged checks with knowledge of their falsity and intent to…
3Cases cited4 opinions
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- United States v. Andrew G. W. Frederick A/K/A J. W. G. FerlandCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Gicinto v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1954
- Government of Virgin Islands v. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
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