United States v. Cleo Marshall Gordon

The defendant was found guilty by a District Court jury of transferring counterfeit Federal Reserve notes to one Claude Henton, Jr., in violation of 18 U. S.C. § 243. He is represented by counsel on this appeal and has also filed a pro se brief.

Gordon’s counsel has raised these issues:(1) it was error to permit a witness, White, to testify that Gordon had sold counterfeit notes to White and Henton jointly, when the information charged a sale to Henton; and(2) the trial court should have granted Gordon’s motions for judgment of acquittal and judgment n. o. v.

In his pro se brief, Gordon…