Legal Opinion

United States v. Rex Stidham Windom

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 2, 1975No. 74--2935PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.

Rex Windom appeals his conviction of publishing and uttering as true eight government checks bearing forged endorsements knowing the endorsements to have been forged.1 We affirm.

The direct evidence against Windom was supplied by three witnesses — Raymond Starns, James Maxwell, and George Boyd.

Starns’ Testimony

At the time of the trial, Raymond Starns was serving a sentence in federal penitentiary arising out of some of the same criminal activities with which defendant was charged. Starns testified that in February of 1972 he was attempting to sell his bankrupt business,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. J. W. Williamson, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
  2. Tillery v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  3. United States v. Norman Clark, Howard Lewis EllisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  4. Billy Mack Walker v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
  5. Robert Donald Cummings v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. United States v. FieldsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
  2. United States v. DelgadoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
  3. United States v. Frank Diecidue, Larry Neil Miller, Frank Boni, Jr., A/K/A "Mustache Frankie," Manuel Gispert, Anthony Antone, and Homer Rex DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  4. United States v. Thomas E. KeaneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
  5. United States v. Arturo Rodriguez, Vincente RamirezCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985

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