UNITED STATES v. MATHEWS

No. 23561.

429 F.2d 497 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Valire Leon MATHEWS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

June 25, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William James Wood (argued), Berkeley, Cal., for dafendant-appellant.

Michael J. Lightfoot, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), William M. Byrne, Jr., U. S. Atty., Larry S. Flax, Asst. U. S. Atty., Robert L. Brosio, Chief, Criminal Division, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HAMLEY, DUNIWAY and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges.


EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is from a conviction of transporting a stolen money order in interstate commerce, 18 U.S.C. § 2314. The only substantial issue is whether appellant's confession was properly corroborated. We affirm.

On January 4, 1967, a blank money order was stolen from a supermarket in Long Beach, California. In early March, 1967, appellant presented it at a liquor store in Los Angeles and received $75.00 in exchange. The...

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