UNITED STATES v. HILL

No. 78-1100.

579 F.2d 480 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Carl Owen HILL, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 20, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas D. Hanson, Des Moines, Iowa, argued and on briefs, for appellant.

Roxanne Barton Conlin, U.S. Atty., Des Moines, Iowa, argued and on brief, for appellee.

Before VAN OOSTERHOUT, Senior Circuit Judge, LAY, Circuit Judge, and MacLAUGHLIN, District Judge.


LAY, Circuit Judge.

Carl Owen Hill appeals from his conviction on one count charging that he took a letter from an authorized depository for mail in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1702, and one count charging that he forged a United States Treasury check in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 495. We affirm the latter count, but vacate the conviction under § 1702.

On January 3, 1977, a social security check in the amount of $306.20 arrived at the home of Hill...

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