UNITED STATES v. CAWLEY

No. 12458.

255 F.2d 338 (1958)

UNITED STATES of America v. Richard J. CAWLEY.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided May 23, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David H. Kubert, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

John A. Erickson, Asst. U. S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., (Harold K. Wood, U. S. Atty., Louis C. Bechtle, Asst. U. S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellee.

Before GOODRICH, STALEY and HASTIE, Circuit Judges.


STALEY, Circuit Judge.

Whether parcel post packages which were stolen from the United States mail retained their character as stolen goods after they were recovered by United States postal inspectors is the issue presented by this appeal.

Defendant Richard J. Cawley was indicted on two counts of violation of Section 1708 of Title 18 of the United States Code.1 The first count charged defendant with buying certain parcel post packages...

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