United States v. Petrone

This is an appeal from a judgment entered upon the findings of the judge — after waiver of a jury — convicting Petrone, the appellant, of possessing “approximately” .500 counterfeit $10 bills with intent to defraud. 1 The points raised are two: (1) that the evidence did not support the findings and (2) that the judge refused to allow a question put to one of the prosecution’s witnesses on cross-examination. The substance of the evidence was as follows, Three agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation procured a warrant for the arrest of Petrone on a charge of receiving stolen goods which…