U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1971

United States v. Charles E. Beshers

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided January 8, 1971 · Barnes, Koelsch, Per Curiam, Wright

437 F.2d 450; 1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 12465 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Counsel

Alvin S. Michaelson, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant., Robert L. Meyer, U. S. Atty., David R. Nissen, Chief, Crim. Div., Darrell W. MacIntyre, Asst. U. S. Atty., for appel-lee.

Cases that cite this one

3 later published cases cite this decision.

United States v. Herbert Harvey Roth, Jr., United States of America v. Christopher Kephart (9th Cir. 1972)
In re Riccardi (District Court, D. New Jersey 1972)
In re Grand Jury Impaneled November 4, 1970 (District Court, D. New Jersey 1972)

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Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Appeal by Charles E. Beshers from a judgment convicting him of transporting in interstate commerce a forged check. (18 U.S.C. § 2314).

Neither of his two contentions has merit: the proposition is settled that securing written exemplars of handwriting from an accused does not constitute a violation of his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Gilbert v. California, 388 U.S. 263, 87 S.Ct. 1951, 18 L.Ed.2d 1178 (1967); likewise, as this and other circuits have consistently held, “causing” the interstate transportation of a forged security (knowing the same to be forged) is a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2314. Baty v. United States, 275 F.2d 310 (9th Cir. 1960); Amer v. United States, 367 F.2d.803 (8th Cir. 1966); Halfen v. United States, 324 F.2d 52 (10th Cir. 1963); Cf. Pereira v. United States, 347 U.S. 1, 74 S.Ct. 358, 98 L.Ed. 435 (1954).

Affirmed.

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