UNITED STATES v. BROWN

Nos. 22626, 22626-A.

425 F.2d 1172 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rufus BROWN, Jr., Duane Elliot Nolen, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

April 24, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ron Bain (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellants.

Wm. Matthew Byrne, Jr., U. S. Atty., Michael L. Heuer, Robert L. Brosio, Asst. U. S. Attys., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CHAMBERS, BROWNING and ELY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant Rufus Brown was convicted of taking a letter addressed to Mrs. Phoebe Brown, which had been in a post office, before it had been delivered to the addressee, "with design to obstruct the correspondence," and opening, secreting and embezzling the letter, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1702.1 Defendant Nolen was convicted of aiding and abetting the commission of the offense.

The government's evidence established...

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