COTTEN v. UNITED STATES

No. 8428.

92 F.2d 809 (1937)

COTTEN v. UNITED STATES.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 10, 1937.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jno. B. McNamara, of Waco, Tex., for appellant.

W. R. Smith, Jr., U. S. Atty., and H. W. Moursund, Asst. U. S. Atty, both of San Antonio, Tex., and Walter S. Howe, Asst. U. S. Atty., of El Paso, Tex., for the United States.

Before FOSTER, SIBLEY, and HOLMES, Circuit Judges.


FOSTER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offenses of cutting and otherwise injuring a mail pouch, with intent to steal the mail therein contained, and with stealing from the mail some $8,600. The only point raised and argued as ground for reversal of the judgment is that the evidence was not sufficient to support the charges.

Appellant was employed in carrying the mail by automobile from Waco, Tex., to Mart, Tex., a town about 20 miles distant...

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