United States v. Henry E. Walker

Appellant in this case was indicted for violating 18 U.S.C. § 641 (1964) by receiving and retaining, with intent to convert to his own use, two postal money orders with a value in excess of $100. He was convicted after jury trial and was sentenced to a maximum of ten years in prison by the District Judge.

Two appellate issues of some substance have been considered by this court. One is appellant’s contention that the government failed to prove that two postal money orders, which were the subject of the indictment, had a value in excess of $100. The other is that appellant’s legal rights were…