UNITED STATES v. CLASSEN

No. 19858.

424 F.2d 494 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John CLASSEN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

April 15, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert A. Goldfarb, Detroit, Mich., for defendant-appellant.

J. Kenneth Lowrie, Asst. U. S. Atty., Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff-appellee; James H. Brickley, U. S. Atty., Ralph B. Guy, Jr., Chief Asst. U. S. Atty., Detroit, Mich., on the brief.

Before CELEBREZZE, PECK and COMBS, Circuit Judges.


COMBS, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant John Classen was convicted by a jury on two counts of possession of checks stolen from the United States Mail in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1708. A sentence of four years imprisonment was imposed on each of the two counts, the sentences to be served consecutively.

The government's proof clearly showed that the two checks defendant was charged with possessing were stolen from a postal storage box on January 2, 1968...

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