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UNITED STATES v. BOUKNIGHT

No. 86-5518.

800 F.2d 432 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Rachel L. BOUKNIGHT, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided September 15, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. McCue, for appellant.

Constance Wynn, Asst. U.S. Atty., (Justin W. Williams, U.S. Atty. and James M. Sullivan, Sp. Asst. U.S. Atty. on brief) for appellee.

Before WINTER, Chief Judge, and MURNAGHAN and ERVIN, Circuit Judges.

ERVIN, Circuit Judge:

Rachel L. Bouknight was found guilty by a jury of embezzling funds of the United States Postal Service in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1711. She appeals that conviction, contending that there is insufficient evidence to support the guilty verdict. We agree with her contention, and accordingly reverse the conviction.

I.

Bouknight began working for the Postal Service in 1966.1 In November, 1984, she...

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