Legal Opinion
United States v. Raymond Birch, United States of America v. Birsen N. Birch
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 12, 1972No. 72-1376, 72-1377PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:
Raymond R. Birch and his wife, Bir-sen N. Birch, were convicted of violating 18 U.S.C. § 499 (1970). 1 On this appeal they contend that the district court lacked jurisdiction to try them, that the court should have granted their motions for judgments of acquittal, and that the court should have allowed them to introduce evidence in support of the defenses of justification and duress. Finding no cause for reversal in these assignments of error, we affirm.
Mr. Birch, a civilian employee of the United States Department of Defense, lived with his wife in the Federal Republic…
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