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UNITED STATES v. GLIATTA

No. 78-5106 Summary Calendar.

580 F.2d 156 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leonard GLIATTA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 16, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. J. Foley, Miami, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

Jack V. Eskenazi, U. S. Atty., Peter Koste, Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, COLEMAN and VANCE, Circuit Judges.

JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:

Proving that haste does make waste, Leonard Gliatta finds himself convicted on two counts for his improper conduct on postal office property. Little did he realize that crossing the yellow stripe would bring him face to face with the strong arm of federal criminal law or that his plight would send us to the Constitution. Alas, the Constitution does not extricate him and we affirm.

Prior to reporting for work on January 4, 1978,...

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