Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph Harold Johnson and Hugh Don Smith
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 17, 1973No. 72-2477PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:
Hugh Don Smith and Joseph Harold (“Butterball”) Johnson appeal from their conviction by a jury of violating 18 U.S.C. § 472 1 in connection with the passing of counterfeit Federal Reserve notes. We affirm Smith’s conviction but reverse and remand for a new trial as to Johnson.
Smith’s appeal is based on the sole contention that there was insufficient evidence for the jury to conclude that he passed the admittedly counterfeit money with the requisite intent to defraud. We decline to elaborate on this contention other than to say that we have read the record of his one…
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3Cited by92 opinions
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