James William Nash v. United States

GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

The defendant James William Nash was convicted, in a jury trial, of possessing stolen post office money orders of a value in excess of $100 in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641. He was jointly indicted and tried with one Robert Wilmont, who was acquitted by the jury. Nash received a sentence of four years.

On appeal Nash contends: (1) illegal arrest and search, (2) illegal search even if arrest was valid, (3) error in the admission of evidence, (4) failure of the court to declare a mistrial, and (5) error in the court’s comment on the evidence. We affirm the judgment of…