Legal Opinion
United States v. Eugene Fearns, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 12, 1974No. 74-1067PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TONE, Circuit Judge.
The defendant Eugene Fearns, Jr. was convicted in a trial before a jury of possession of United States Treasury checks stolen from the mail and forging, or aiding and abetting in the forging, of the checks for the purpose of receiving money from the United States. (18 U. S.C. §§ 1708, 495 and 2.) On appeal he argues insufficiency of the evidence, error in the admission of evidence of other crimes, and prejudicial argument by the prosecutor. We reverse the judgment of the District Court on the ground of prejudicial argument and remand for a new trial.
Fearns was charged with…
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