UNITED STATES v. JONES

No. 71-1156.

452 F.2d 884 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Clarence JONES, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

December 16, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellis S. Outlaw, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

Daniel Bartlett, Jr., U. S. Atty., and Robert B. Schneider, Asst. U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Before VOGEL, GIBSON and LAY, Circuit Judges.


VOGEL, Circuit Judge.

Clarence Jones, defendant-appellant, after pleading not guilty, was tried and convicted by a jury on a one-count information charging unlawful possession of stolen mail matter knowing the same to have been stolen, in violation of 18 U.S. C.A. § 1708. He appeals from the judgment of conviction. We affirm.

The stolen mail matter consisted of a welfare check dated December 10, 1970, in the sum of $64.00 payable to Bettye A. Simmons...

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