Dennis Henry Loraine v. United States

Dennis Henry Loraine was charged, in three counts, with offenses involving counterfeit government obligations. The first count charged a conspiracy in which Loraine, Edward S. Friedland, Richard Randall, Robert James Terry and Thomas Chambers Windsor Roe were named as co-conspirators. The second and third counts charged substantive offenses, Loraine and Terry being named in count two, and Loraine alone in count three.

Following a jury trial, Loraine was convicted on all three counts. After the imposition of sentence, he took this appeal. He argues here that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict of guilty on any of the counts and that the trial court therefore erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal.

Viewed in a light most favorable to the Government, the evidence reveals the foi lowing circumstances and events: Beginning in late April 1965, Loraine and the alleged co-conspirators participated in a series of meetings, carried on extensive correspondence and telephone communications, and engaged in foreign and domestic travel in an effort to obtain and use counterfeit money in large amounts. The prime purpose of this undertaking was to overcome serious…