Legal Opinion
United States v. Joan Belle Ritz, Linda Ann Ritz, Robert M. Ritz, Jr. And John Paul Ritz
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1977No. 76-1715PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by members of the Ritz family of the unincorporated community of Bithlo, Florida from their convictions of having individually knowingly passed a total of seven counterfeit $50 bills between April 24 and August 24, 1975 and of having conspired together and with one other person to pass these counterfeit bills.
The principal grounds of appeal are: (1) lack of sufficient evidence of knowledge on the part of any of the four defendants of the counterfeit nature of the bills which they individually passed and lack of sufficient evidence to warrant the jury’s…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- United States v. Justo Fernan MartinezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Marson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by35 opinions
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