Higdon v. United States (1973)

See United States v. Chodor, 479 F.2d 661, 664 (1st Cir.), cert. denied, 414 U.S. 912 , 94 S.Ct. 254 , 38 L.Ed.2d 151 (1973); United States v. Anderson, 359 F.Supp. 61, 66 (D.C.Ark.1973).

See United States v. Murphy, 480 F.2d 256, 260 (1st Cir.), cert. denied, 414 U.S. 912 , 94 S.Ct. 253 , 38 L.Ed.2d 151 (1973); United States v. Laurelli, 293 F.2d 830, 832 (3d Cir. 1961), cert. denied, 368 U.S. 961 , 82 S.Ct. 406 , 7 L.Ed.2d 392 (1962).

See United States v. Thomas, 484 F.2d 909, 912-13 (6th Cir.) (where the defendant was charged with knowingly making false statements in purchasing a *762 handgun, we upheld an instruction that to find the defendant knowingly made a false statement, the jury need not find that the defendant actually read the form or had it read to him “if the jury finds from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that the Defendant acted with reckless disregard of whether the statements made …

See United States v. Chodor, 479 F.2d 661 (1st Cir.), cert. denied, 414 U.S. 912 , 94 S.Ct. 254 , 38 L.Ed.2d 151 (1973); see also United States v. Fera, 616 F.2d 590 (1st Cir.), cert. denied, 446 U.S. 969 , 100 S.Ct. 2951 , 64 L.Ed.2d 830 (1980). .

See United States v. Thomas, 484 F.2d 909, 912-913 (6th Cir.), cert. denied 414 U.S. 912 (1973), 415 U.S. 924 (1974).

Id. at 743 ; accord, United States v. Chodor, 479 F.2d 661, 664 (1st Cir.), cert. denied, 414 U.S. 912 , 94 S.Ct. 254 , 38 L.Ed.2d 151 (1973); United States v. Brunson, 657 F.2d 110, 113 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 1151 , 102 S.Ct. 1016 , 71 L.Ed.2d 306 (1981). 5 These cases demonstrate that the Lustig test has never been applied as literally as appellant would have it applied here. 6 We therefore hold that a blank green card form can be an “instrument [or] paper ... …

See also United States v. Murphy, 480 F.2d 256, 260 (1st Cir.), cert. denied, 414 U.S. 912 , 94 S.Ct. 253 , 38 L.Ed.2d 151 (1973) (no plain error in admitting evidence of other bribes); United States v. Light, 394 F.2d 908 (2d Cir.1968) (government permitted to prove cover-up of securities fraud with evidence that included unindicted instances of larceny and forgery); Tomlinson v. United States, 93 F.2d 652 (D.C.Cir.1937) (admitting testimony of earlier planning to commit sa…

See, e. g., United States v. Chodor, 479 F.2d 661 (1st Cir.), cert. denied, 414 U.S. 912 , 94 S.Ct. 254 , 38 L.Ed.2d 151 (1973); United States v. Holmes, 187 F.2d 222 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 341 U.S. 948 , 71 S.Ct. 1015 , 95 L.Ed. 1372 (1951); United States v. Krepper, 159 F.2d 958 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 330 U.S. 824 , 67 S.Ct. 865 , 91 L.Ed. 1275 (1947); 7 Fifths Old Grand-Dad Whiskey, 158 F.2d 34 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 330 U.S. 828 , 67 S.Ct. 870 , 91 L.Ed. 1277 (1…

See also United States v. Thomas, 484 F.2d 909, 912-13 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, 414 U.S. 912 , 94 S.Ct. 253 , 38 L.Ed.2d 151 (1973); United States v. Abrams, 421 F.2d 86, 91 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 400 U.S. 832 , 91 S.Ct. 64 , 27 L.Ed.2d 63 (1970). *1146 Appellant next argues that the district court erred in finding that the false statement was made knowingly, implicitly rejecting appellant’s contention that he acted as the result of misapprehension or mistake.

See United States v. Ross, 477 F.2d 551, 552-53 (6th Cir.), cert. denied sub. nom, 414 U.S. 912 , 94 S.Ct. 252 , 38 L.Ed.2d 150 (1973) (review precluded where questions defense attorney submitted to judge are not part of record).

See United States v. Thomas, 484 F.2d 909, 912-13 (6th Cir.), cert. denied 414 U.S. 912 (1979) (suggesting that defendant could be convicted of knowingly making false statement on firearms registration application, even if he did not actually read the form he signed and no questions were read to him, if by signing statement without reading it he acted with reckless disregard of whether the statements made were true or with conscious purpose to avoid learning the truth); Unit…

See also United States v. Murphy, 480 F.2d 256, 259 (1st Cir.), cert. denied, 414 U.S. 912 , 94 S.Ct. 253 , 38 L.Ed.2d 151 (1973) [“ . . . it is settled that this motion. [for disclosure of the government’s trial witnesses] was addressed to the discretion of the trial court. . . . ”]; United States v. Cole, 449 F.2d 194, 198 (8th Cir. 1971), cert. denied, 405 U.S. 931 , 92 S.Ct. 987 , 30 L.Ed.2d 806 (1972); United States v. Hancock, 441 F.2d 1285, 1286 (5th Cir.), cert. deni…

See Blackmon v. United States, 474 F.2d 1125 (6th Cir. 1973) cert. denied, 414 U.S. 912 , 94 S.Ct. 252 , 38 L.Ed.2d 150 ; United States v. Siragusa, 450 F.2d 592 (2d Cir. 1971), cert. denied, 405 U.S. 974 , 92 S.Ct. 1195 , 31 L.Ed.2d 248 (1972); United States v. Weiss, 431 F.2d 1402 (10th Cir. 1910); Roth v. United States, 339 F.2d 863 (10th Cir. 1964).

See Blackmon v. United States, 474 F.2d 1125 (6th Cir. 1973) cert. denied, 414 U.S. 912 , 94 S.Ct. 252 , 38 L.Ed.2d 150 ; United States v. Siragusa, 450 F.2d 592 (2d Cir. 1971), cert. denied, 405 U.S. 974 , 92 S.Ct. 1195 , 31 L.Ed.2d 248 (1972); United States v. Weiss, 431 F.2d 1402 (10th Cir. 1910); Roth v. United States, 339 F.2d 863 (10th Cir. 1964).