Haines

Appellant was convicted on a counterfeiting charge laid under Sec. 471 of Title 18 U.S.C.A. He had previously entered a plea of guilty to this charge which plea was later set aside on his motion, a plea of not guilty ordered entered for him and the case set for trial. At a subsequent trial before the court, without a jury, appellant was found guilty and from the judgment of conviction this appeal was prosecuted.

Specification of Errors

Appellant demands reversal of his conviction on the basis of three errors committed in the trial. The alleged errors are:

I

The evidence was insufficient to support the verdicts. The verdicts were contrary to the law and the evidence.

II

The court erred in receiving the alleged confessions in evidence both from the defendant (Government’s Exhibit 15) and orally to the Deputy United States Attorney, Ray H. Kinnison prior to the arraignment of the defendant and prior to the time he was represented by any counsel or friend and after he had been questioned at length by Secret Service agents.

III

The trial court erred in not granting a motion for a new trial to set aside the verdict which he had rendered without an intelligent or understanding…