UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE,
v.
BOBBY ANDREW IVORY, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT

5th Cir. | 1972-11-03
No. 72-2368
468 F.2d 613 Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1972) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM:

PER CURIAM:

Ivory appeals from a judgment of conviction on two counts entered on a jury verdict of guilty of passing and possessing counterfeit money in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 472. Without having moved for a judgment of acquittal in the district court, Ivory seeks reversal on the ground that the evidence was insufficient to warrant a conviction under either count. We affirm.

In a long unbroken line of cases, United States v. Hopkins, 5 Cir. 1972, 458 F. 2d 1353, being the most recent, we have adhered to the principle that “[i]n such a case our review of the sufficiency of the evidence is limited to a determination of whether there has occurred a ‘manifest miscarriage of jus tice.’ We have held that such a miscarriage would exist only if it appears that the record is ‘devoid of evidence pointing to guilt.’ ” Id. at 1354 (footnotes omitted).

The evidence before the jury in this case not only pointed to guilt, it was overwhelming.

Affirmed.


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