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Wesley v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Oct 16, 1967
384 F.2d 100 (9th Cir. 1967)

Opinion

No. 21178.

October 16, 1967.

Harry J. Kreamer, San Francisco, Cal., for appellant.

Edwin L. Miller, U.S. Atty., Shelby Gott, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for appellee.

Before MERRILL and ELY, Circuit Judges, and BYRNE, District Judge.


There was ample evidence to support appellant's conviction of forgery. His opportunity rendered him a natural object of suspicion. His identification as the forger by the Government's handwriting expert was convincing, and he offered no rebuttal expert testimony.

There is no support whatsoever for appellant's contention that the trial judge demonstrated bias.

Appellant's constitutional rights were not violated when handwriting exemplars were secured from him. Gilbert v. State of California, 388 U.S. 263, 266-267, 87 S.Ct. 1951, 18 L.Ed.2d 1178 (1967).

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Wesley v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Oct 16, 1967
384 F.2d 100 (9th Cir. 1967)
Case details for

Wesley v. United States

Case Details

Full title:Charlie Bob WESLEY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Oct 16, 1967

Citations

384 F.2d 100 (9th Cir. 1967)

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