Legal Opinion
United States v. Jesse Lewis
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 10, 1979No. 78-5430PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
I. FACTS
Jesse Lewis appeals his conviction by a jury of uttering and publishing as true a check with a falsely made and forged endorsement, 18 U.S.C. § 495. Because what could have been a lawful defense was not allowed to go to the jury, we reverse and remand. 1
When Jesse Lewis, an insurance agent, went to the home of Mrs. Irene Rice on May 27,1975, to collect an insurance premium of approximately $30 due on a policy covering her grandchildren he probably had not the slightest thought that three years later the visit would end in federal court. It may be that he has…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Durland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- United States v. Robert Conroy, Raymond Dahl, Frederick Jacobs and Walter K. Schubert, United States of America v. Leonard A. Walker, A/K/A "Silver"Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- John Perez and Arturo Moreno, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- United States v. Edward L. Flom, David L. Hoffman, Frank W. Hunsberger, and Richard E. VollandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Kroll v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by67 opinions
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- United States v. James Harrison Barham, A/K/A Robert MyersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Charles Goss and George C. BensonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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