United States v. Michael Johnson

LAY, Circuit Judge.

Defendant was convicted on two counts of possession of stolen United States Treasury checks in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1708 and two counts of uttering forged checks in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 495. On appeal he asserts that the trial court erred in admitting into evidence his two written statements and in failing to give certain requested instructions. We affirm.

The first of the statements were given on July 16, 1974, when a Postal Inspector and a Secret Service Agent interviewed Johnson at his home concerning the theft and cashing of a government check in the amount of…