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UNITED STATES v. TURQUITT

No. 76-1959.

557 F.2d 464 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eddie TURQUITT, a/k/a Isom Edward Turquitt, a/k/a Edward Isom Turquitt, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 12, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Louis Wilkinson, Hiram Dodd, Jr., Birmingham, Ala., for defendant-appellant.

Charles S. White-Spunner, U. S. Atty., Mobile, Ala., Wayman G. Sherrer, U. S. Atty., George C. Batcheler, Ann C. Robertson, Asst. U. S. Attys., Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, SIMPSON and FAY, Circuit Judges.

SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:

Eddie Turquitt was convicted by a jury on all four counts of an indictment charging him with unlawful possession of stolen mail matter, knowing the same to have been stolen, in violation of Title 18, U.S.C., Section 1708. He was adjudged guilty and given a general sentence of three years imprisonment and fined $1000, to stand committed until payment of the fine. This appeal rests upon two contentions. Appellant initially argues that the court...

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