United States v. Victor Domenic Cifarelli

Appellant was charged in a three-count indictment with transporting forged checks in violation of Title 18, Ü.S.C. section 2314. At the close of the Government’s case, appellant’s motion to strike certain testimony was denied. Appellant offered no evidence. The jury returned a verdict of guilty on each of the three counts and appellant was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment on each count to be served concurrently.

Appellant’s major contention is that his conviction should be reversed because he was without counsel for almost one year while his appeal was pending. The unusually long delay…