William R. Mason v. United States

BAZELON, Chief Judge:

This appeal presents several questions concerning the admissibility of identification evidence under United States v. Wade 1 and Stovall v. Denno. 2

Appellant was convicted of forgery and uttering. The evidence showed that on the morning of June 22, 1967, a man and a woman withdrew $1300 from the savings account of one Mrs. Sudie Mo-krane, using the latter’s savings account passbook and a forged withdrawal slip. Shortly thereafter Mrs. Mokrane discovered the apparent theft of the passbook and some cash from her apartment. She then told the police that she suspected…