Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bernard Joseph LABOWITZ, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1970-08-31
Citations: 430 F.2d 1308
Docket Number: No. 25455
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bernard Joseph LABOWITZ, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 430
Pages: 1308–1309

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bernard Joseph LABOWITZ, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 25455.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Aug. 31, 1970.
James N. Penrod (argued), Penrod & Himelstein, San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellant.
Robert L. Meyer, U. S. Atty., David B. Fox (argued), Asst. U. S. Atty., David R. Nissen, Chief, Crim. Div., Los An-geles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.
Before MERRILL and DUNIWAY, Circuit Judges, and POWELL, District Judge.
Hon. Charles L. Powell, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appellant was convicted after trial by the court for interstate transportation of forged securities. 18 U.S.C. § 2314.
While the warrant for arrest had issued on an affidavit that had incorrectly referred to the securities as stolen (rather than forged), the arresting officer, on the basis of information supplied by the Los Angeles office of the FBI, had knowledge of the true facts and of appellant's involvement with the securities. This was sufficient to constitute probable cause to believe appellant guilty of the crime charged. The arrest was proper under Ferganchick v. United States, 374 F.2d 559 (9th Cir. 1967). The handwriting exemplars obtained were thus admissible. The evidence was sufficient to support conviction.
Judgment affirmed.