Smith v. United States

The appellant was indicted and convicted and sentenced on each of two counts for stealing letters from the mails, the sentences to run consecutively. The appellant contends that there was but one offense and having served the sentence on the first count, he should be released from custody. Both counts are identical except for the allegation in each of a differing addressee of the letter abstracted from the mails.

The appellant pleaded guilty to both counts. Both letters were taken by the appellant, a mailcarrier while delivering mail, on the same day, and there is nothing in either count of…