Betty Asher v. United States

O’SULLIVAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Appellant, Betty Asher, was convicted of forgery under Title 18, U.S.C. § 495. She was the niece of Betty Lou Elliott who, as the widow of a Spanish War Veteran and as the dependent mother of one Willard Elliott who was killed in the Korean War, was receiving monthly pension checks from the Veterans’ Administration. In 1963, the aunt, Betty Lou Elliott, was adjudged incompetent and remained so until her death. Betty Asher was appointed custodian for her incompetent aunt, and thereafter was officially recognized as “Custodian of Betty L. Elliott.” Her aunt’s…