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UNITED STATES v. SARGIS

No. 72-1107.

460 F.2d 1329 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Thomas SARGIS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 16, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Merle L. Silverstein, Clayton, Mo., for appellant.

Daniel Bartlett, Jr., U. S. Atty., and Charles D. Kitchin, Asst. U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Before ROSS and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges, and DAVIES, Senior District Judge.

PER CURIAM.

Thomas Sargis appeals from his jury conviction for unlawful possession of certain stolen mail matter, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1708. Judge Wangelin sentenced appellant to four year's imprisonment.

The trial court instructed the jury that:

Possession of property recently stolen, if not satisfactorily explained, is a circumstance from which the jury may reasonably draw the inference and...

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