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Gilbert v. United States, 370 U.S. 650 (1962)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Gilbert v. United States, 370 U.S. 650 (1962)
Gilbert v. United States No. 478 Argued April 10, 1962 Decided June 25, 1962 370 U.S. 650
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
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One who endorses a government check by signing the name of the payee and then his own, as agent, when in fact he has no such authority, is not thereby guilty of forgery under 18 U.S.C. § 495. Pp. 650-659.
(a) On the record in this case, including the judge’s instructions, the jury’s verdict of guilty might have been based on a finding that petitioner had purported to make an agency endorsement. Pp. 653-655.
(b) The word "forges" in § 495 was intended to have its common law meaning, and it does not include a purported but unauthorized agency endorsement. Pp. 655-659.
291 F. 2d 586, judgment vacated and cause remanded.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Gilbert v. United States, 370 U.S. 650 (1962) in 370 U.S. 650 Original Sources, accessed July 30, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=58SATYE36QKXJKS.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Gilbert v. United States, 370 U.S. 650 (1962), in 370 U.S. 650, Original Sources. 30 Jul. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=58SATYE36QKXJKS.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Gilbert v. United States, 370 U.S. 650 (1962). cited in 1962, 370 U.S. 650. Original Sources, retrieved 30 July 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=58SATYE36QKXJKS.
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