Legal Opinion
Alvino Cortez Paz v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 28, 1967No. 24185_1PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
Appellant appeals from his conviction on a two count indictment under 18 U.S. C.A. § 472. 1 Count one charged passing a described counterfeit $20 bill, count two possession of a second counterfeit $20 bill.
The sole issue is whether there was evidence from which the jury could conclude that Paz had the requisite guilty knowledge that the bills were counterfeit. Paz, in the company of a codefendant who is not a party to this appeal, drove into a service station in an isolated rural area. The two handed to Moore, the service station attendant, a $20 bill in payment for $2…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. ForzanoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Victor Manuel Ruiz and Antonio Rodriguez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- United States v. Charles Henry Carlson and Dominick Bonomo. Dominick BonomoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- United States v. James Lawrence RelefordCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1966
- United States v. KelleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by28 opinions
- United States v. Samuel Robert Sink and John Edward Grim, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Bruce Lusk Bass, IIICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. William Sheiner and Victor Piacentile, A/K/A Victor PeaseCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Loren Robie WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Charles Tyrone HagginsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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