United States v. Matot

L. HAND, Circuit Judge.

Matot appeals from a judgment of conviction under an indictment, charging him as an abettor of one, Holmes, the cashier of a national bank, in the wilful misapplication of the bank’s moneys, in violation of § 592 of Title 12, U.S.C.A. The appeal turns substantially altogether upon the exclusion of an offer of testimony by Matot, who took the stand in his own defense. To an understanding of the significance and importance of the ruling, some statement of the facts is necessary. Holmes was in the habit of allowing his friends to draw cheques upon their deposit accounts,…