Legal Opinion
United States v. McGovern
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 22, 1981No. Crim. No. 80-168-EriePublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEBER, Chief Judge.
The defendants here are charged with violation of the federal statute covering the interstate transportation of forged travelers’ checks, with unlawful or fraudulent intent, under 18 U.S.C. § 2314 par. four. Only the element of forgery is at issue here.
Neither the ingenuity of counsel nor the laborious plowing of the court has discovered a similar scheme in the reported cases. The court cannot comprehend the actions of the defendants in crossing a state line as being done deliberately as part of a scheme to establish a defense to federal prosecution but that…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Wayne S. Marteney v. United States of America, C. M. Henderson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1954
- United States v. Jesse LewisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Robert Everett Huntley and Gipson F. HemphillCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Thelma L. Selvidge v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by2 opinions
- United States v. McGovernCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- United States v. McGovern James Daniel A/K/A James D. Perino Scull, John Thomas. Appeal of James Daniel McGovern United States of America v. McGovern James Daniel A/K/A James D. Perino Scull, John Thomas. Appeal of John Thomas ScullCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981