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Charles Cal v. n CAMPBELL, Appellant,

PER CURIAM:

Charles Calvin Campbell was found guilty by a jury under a two-count indictment charging that he transported in interstate commerce two falsely made and altered customer's drafts with knowledge that they were falsely made and altered in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 2314. He was sentenced to ten years imprisonment under each count, the sentences to run concurrently. We affirm.

Appellant's sole specification of error is that he was denied the effective assistance of trial counsel. His defense was conducted by retained counsel of his own choosing. Although the record reveals counsel's inexperience as a trial lawyer and his unfamiliarity with certain rules of evidence and trial procedure, we conclude that when measured by the applicable standard, appellant's representation was adequate. Where inadequacy of counsel is alleged, relief may be obtained only when representation is so inadequate as to make the trial a farce and a mockery of justice, United States v. Garguilo, 324 F.2d 795 (2d Cir. 1963), or when there has been a denial of fundamental fairness, Brubaker v. Dickson, 310 F.2d 30 (9th Cir. 1962), cert. denied, 372 U.S. 978, 83 S.Ct. 1110, 10 L.Ed.2d 143 (1963).

Judgment affirmed.

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CAMPBELL v. UNITED STATES
(Oct 31, 1968)