Wagner v. United States

BOOTH, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff in error, hereafter called defendant, was tried and convicted under both counts of an indictment charging violation of the Act of Congress approved March 3, 1897 • (29 Stat. 626 [Comp. St. §§ 6070-6077]). The first count charged that on or about the 18th of January, 1922, at Kansas City, Mo., defendant did unlawfully, and with intent to de>fraud the .United States and divers persons, use and have in his possession certain falsely made, forged, and counterfeit strip stamps, in imitation and similitude of and purporting to be internal revenue engraved strip stamps…