U.S. v. PRESTENBACH

No. 99-60772.

230 F.3d 780 (2000)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Chris A. PRESTENBACH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 16, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Dawson, Calvin D. Buchanan, Oxford, MS, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Chris A. Prestenbach, Beaumont, TX, pro se.

Before GARWOOD, HIGGINBOTHAM and STEWART, Circuit Judges.


PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

On May 17, 1983, while serving time for a prior conviction, prison officials conducted a routine inspection of defendant Chris Prestenbach's personal property. They discovered that a lotion bottle in his possession contained a plastic bag with six Postal Service money orders inside. Four of the money orders had been altered.

Prestenbach was indicted and convicted of four counts of violating 18 U.S.C. § 494.

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