Moses Pearson, Jr. v. United States

GRIFFIN B. BELL, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was charged in a three-count indictment with having violated Title 18 U.S.C.A. § 1708, possessing a government check which had been stolen from the mails; and Title 18 U.S.C.A. § 495, forging the signature of the payee on the check, and uttering the same. This appeal is from the judgment of conviction entered on a jury verdict of guilty on all counts. We reverse on one of the errors assigned.

The facts are that a Mr. Thomas Watson of Jacksonville, Florida had been receiving social security checks through the mails since 1964. He usually received his…