UNITED STATES v. RANTA

No. 73-1127.

482 F.2d 1344 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Arnold Marvin RANTA, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 13, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter J. Thompson, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellant.

Earl Gray, Asst. U. S. Atty., Minneapolis, Minn., for appellee.

Before CLARK, Associate Justice, HEANEY and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant Arnold Marvin Ranta was charged with two counts of violating 18 U.S.C. § 1708: (1) stealing a letter from the United States mail; and (2) knowing possession of a United States Treasury check unlawfully taken from the mail. A jury found Ranta guilty of the second count and he appeals his conviction. We affirm.

We relate the factual background underlying this conviction. Clayton Amundson, a disabled Vietnam veteran, was to receive...

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