Legal Opinion

United States v. Norman Patrick Benefield

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 18, 1971No. 26430_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Per curiam

Norman Benefield appeals from a conviction by a jury of a violation of 18 U. S. C. § 472 (possession of counterfeit money with intent to defraud) and 18 U.S.C. § 473 (transfer and delivery of counterfeit money with the intent that it be passed as genuine).

Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury’s verdict. We affirm.

The appellant presented evidence of alibi witnesses. They were apparently not believed. The government presented testimony of his possession of the counterfeit twenty-dollar bills and his attempts to utter them as genuine in a department store with…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. William Dennis Riggs v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
  2. George Emerson Hart v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
  3. United States v. Melvin Willis Hargrave, United States of America v. Carvel Eugene BensonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. United States v. Gary Allen CastensCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
  2. United States v. Jimmy L. Goodwin, United States of America v. John Goodwin, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
  3. United States v. FortnerDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1982
  4. United States of America v. Luke JerniganCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. Collazos-MunozCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API