Legal Opinion

United States v. Roy L. McCoy

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 28, 1975No. 75-1040PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEVENS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was convicted of passing a counterfeit $20 bill in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 472. He challenges the validity of his arrest, the admissibility of the counterfeit bills obtained in consequence thereof, and the failure of the trial judge to exercise his discretion to read a part of the trial transcript to the jury pursuant to a request by the foreman. We affirm.

The evidence disclosed that on April 20, 1974, McCoy tendered the counterfeit bill to a department store employee in payment for certain merchandise. Having been alerted to watch for counterfeit currency,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Weeks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  2. Olmstead v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  3. Klingler v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
  4. David W. Wion v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
  5. Rodney Leon Alexander v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Roland MacHinery Company v. Dresser Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  2. Beard v. KindlerSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  3. Metlyn Realty Corp. v. Esmark, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  4. United States v. Leonard PeltierCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
  5. Sherrod v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984

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