UNITED STATES v. WYATT

No. 83-1294.

737 F.2d 1499 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles WYATT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 19, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathryn E. Ma, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Sandra Teters, Special Asst. U.S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Before DUNIWAY, ANDERSON, and SKOPIL, Circuit Judges.


J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

Charles Wyatt sold to an undercover secret service agent a stolen United States Treasury check. The check, an income tax refund, had been mailed but was stolen before it reached the payee. Wyatt was convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 641 for the unauthorized sale of government property. We affirm.

Section 641 provides:

Whoever ... without authority, sells any ... thing of value of the United States or of any department...

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