United States v. Annette Cecelia Alexander

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

Annette Cecelia Alexander appeals from her conviction on two counts of possession of stolen mail matter in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1708. In this appeal she raises two issues: (1) whether the retrospective application of Rule 704(b) of the Federal Rules of Evidence violates the ex post facto clause of the Constitution; and (2) whether the 1984 amendment to Fed.R.Evid. 704 violates the equal protection clause of the Constitution. We affirm.

I. FACTS

Alexander was indicted on August 10, 1983. Count one of the indictment alleged that on or about the first of November, 1982,…