United States v. Elbert Lee Easley

OPINION

Before MERRILL and ELY, Circuit Judges, and REAL, * District Judge.

Easley was convicted of one count of conspiracy in connection with the handling of counterfeit money (18 U.S.C. § 371) and six more counts, four of passing counterfeit notes, one of attempting the passing of a counterfeit note, and the last, of possession of a counterfeit note, all in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 472. He was sentenced to six concurrent fifteen-year terms of confinement on six of the counts and an additional five-year term of confinement on count one of the indictment, this to be served consecutively. In…