Legal Opinion
United States v. Joe Willis Gilbreath
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 27, 1971No. 71-1604PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
The defendant, Joe Willis Gilbreath, appeals a two count conviction for forging and uttering one United States Treasury check in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 495. Because we find that Gilbreath was denied a full and complete instruc tion to the jury on his defense that he had the payee’s authority to endorse and cash the check, we reverse.
Defendant and Joseph B. Cochran, the payee on the United States Treasury cheek in question, were roommates at the beginning of 1969, in an Austin, Texas, house owned by Gilbreath or his mother. Cochran was to pay rent to Gilbreath for the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Fannie Mae Ross v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Thelma L. Selvidge v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1961
- Robert Lee Moore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- United States v. David Post AndertonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Norman N. WolfsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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