UNITED STATES v. LIGGINS

No. 71-1137.

451 F.2d 577 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Bobbie Gene LIGGINS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

November 17, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred I. Harris, St. Louis, Mo., filed brief for appellant.

Daniel Bartlett, Jr., U. S. Atty., and David W. Harlan, Asst. U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., filed brief for appellee.

Before LAY, HEANEY and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

A one count information was filed December 18, 1970, against Bobbie Gene Liggins charging him with a violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 1708 in that he, on October 16, 1970, unlawfully possessed a Missouri Treasury check knowing that it had been stolen from the United States mails.

Counsel was appointed for Liggins. He entered a plea of not guilty. After a one day trial he was convicted by a jury. Judge Webster imposed a two year sentence. The only...

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