United States v. Kirby

CHASE, Circuit -Judge:

The appellants were tried by jury on an indictment charging them and one Burton with having in their possession in violation of Title 18 U.S.C.A. § 317 [-now § 1708] the contents of a letter, that i-s to say, a check for twenty dollars, which they knew had been stolen from the mails. Burton pleaded guilty and testified for -the government. Both the others were -convicted and all have been 'sentenced, t-he appellants ■being imprisoned.

There was evidence sufficient to have enabled the jury to find the following facts :■ — ■ On July 26, 1948 a letter containing an…