Legal Opinion

Milton v. United States

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided February 26, 1940No. 7423PublishedCited by 86 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MILLER, Associate Justice.

Appellants were convicted in the court below of uttering a check, having thereon the false and forged endorsement of James Conroy, knowing it to be forged. The endorsement was written by appellant Quántrille and the check was uttered by his friend and roommate appellant Milton.

Several points were urged for our consideration upon this appeal; one of which was the alleged misconduct of the prosecuting attorney which, it is claimed, occurred — by way of interruption — during appellants’ argument to the jury. At that time the following colloquy took place between the…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Caminetti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
  2. Wilson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. Graves v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  4. Wilson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  5. Miles v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1881

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3Cited by86 opinions

  1. United States v. William N. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
  2. May v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
  3. Jim B. Edmonds v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
  4. United States v. James J. YoungCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
  5. George E. Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965

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