McCARTHY v. UNITED STATES

No. 8721.

145 F.2d 577 (1944)

McCARTHY v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided November 6, 1944.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Jerome F. Barnard, of Washington, D. C. (appointed by District Court) for appellant.

Mr. John P. Burke, Assistant United States Attorney, of Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Edward M. Curran, United States Attorney, and Charles B. Murray, Assistant United States Attorney, both of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before MILLER, EDGERTON and ARNOLD, Associate Justices.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant was convicted for forging a check issued by the Washington Terminal Company of Washington, D. C. After examining the evidence we believe that the court should have directed a verdict of not guilty at the close of the case.

The only direct testimony on the alleged forgery by the defendant is that of a handwriting expert who admitted there were many dissimilarities between the defendant's handwriting and the endorsement on the check. The...

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