Joseph L. Sonnier v. United States

MICHIE, District Judge.

The appellant, Joseph L. Sonnier, was indicted for violation of 18 U.S.C. § 265. The indictment plainly set forth the charge that the defendant “did with intent to defraud the United States, pass, utter, publish and sell, falsely made, forged, counterfeited obligations and securities of the United States, namely: approximately 700 counterfeit Treasury checks, green in color, knowing the same to be false, forged, and counterfeited, in violation of Title 18 § 265 of the United States Code” (emphasis supplied). The appellant pleaded not guilty, waived a jury trial and was…