Legal Opinion
Ashby v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 9, 1976No. 9955PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Associate Judge:
Appellant was convicted in a nonjury trial of forgery and uttering a forged instrument. D.C.Code 1973, § 22-1401. He contends (1) that the evidence was insufficient to support a finding of intent to defraud, and (2) that the judgment was defective as a matter of law because the government’s proof established no more than appellant’s mere use of a fictitious name. We affirm.
The case arose from appellant’s successful negotiation of a check in the amount of $99.12, drawn upon the account of the Bureau of Rehabilitation for the National Capital Area (Bureau), which bore…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Milton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Fannie Mae Ross v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Hugo Bob Hubsch v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Martin v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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