Legal Opinion
United States v. Ball
United States Court of Military Appeals
Decided June 24, 1955No. 5874PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court
Paul W. BROsman, Judge:
The present appeal arises from a rehearing. At his first trial, the accused, an Army private named Ball, was charged with, and found guilty of, the theft of a United States Treasury check payable to one Michael Stavola, and a forgery of the payee’s signature thereon, in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, Articles 121 and 123, 50 USC §§ 715 and 717, respectively.
II
The evidence reveals that on November 9, 1953, the accused presented the check in question to an American Express office in Schweinfurt, Germany, for payment. When asked for…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- United States v. EggersUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1953
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- United States v. GreerUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1953
- United States v. HowardUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1954
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3Cited by14 opinions
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