Legal Opinion

Thelma L. Selvidge v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided May 12, 1961No. 6588PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SAVAGE, District Judge.

The appellant Thelma L. Selvidge was convicted on each count of a fourteen count indictment of forging and uttering seven United States Treasury checks in violation of Section 495, Title 18 U.S.C. The sole question for decision is whether the undisputed evidence proved the crime of forgery.

Selvidge was employed as a bookkeeper for Aero Precision Industries, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was directed to endorse the name of her employer on ' incoming checks for deposit only. A rubber stamp was provided for that purpose. She endorsed, without authority, the name of…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Wayne S. Marteney v. United States of America, C. M. Henderson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1954
  2. People v. BenditCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896
  3. Moore v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1892
  4. Ex parte HibbsDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1886
  5. Quick Service Box Co. v. St. Paul Mercury Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1938

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Gilbert v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. United States v. Larry Dwight Jaynes and April Marie JaynesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
  3. United States v. Thomas J. FaustCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  4. Fannie Mae Ross v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
  5. United States v. Joe Willis GilbreathCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971

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