United States v. Faircloth

I agree with Judge Becker’s discussion concerning the validity of appellant’s guilty plea to forgery. I do not need an in-depth foray into the law of negotiable instruments to conclude that appellant forged the check when he made the copayee’s indorsement to it without authority. I part company with both Judges Becker and Morgan concerning the providency of appellant’s plea to stealing the proceeds of the check from his co-payee, Ford Motor Credit Corporation (FMCC). I would affirm the larceny conviction and the sentence.

LARCENY FROM THE CO-PAYEE OF A CHECK THROUGH FORGERY

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