United States v. Dorothy Hester

Appellant was charged in a three count indictment with forgery of a United States Treasury check (18 U.S.C. § 495), 1 uttering a United States Treasury check with a forged endorsement (18 U.S.C. § 495), and possession of stolen mail matter (18 U.S.C. § 1708). A jury found appellant guilty on the forgery count. On appeal, she alleges that the District Court erred when it gave the standard “red book” instruction on forgery. 2 The “red book” instruction includes a statement that “[i]t is not necessary that the defendant have acted with intent to defraud the United States or any one else. .” 3…