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BARNES v. UNITED STATES

No. 72-5443.

412 U.S. 837 (1973)

BARNES v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 18, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Malcolm H. Mackey, by appointment of the Court, 411 U.S. 946, argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

Deputy Solicitor General Friedman argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Griswold, Assistant Attorney General Petersen, Mark L. Evans, and Sidney M. Glazer.

MR. JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner Barnes was convicted in United States District Court on two counts of possessing United States Treasury checks stolen from the mails, knowing them to be stolen, two counts of forging the checks, and two counts of uttering the checks, knowing the endorsements to be forged. The trial court instructed the jury that ordinarily it would be justified in inferring from unexplained possession of recently stolen...

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