United States v. James Patterson

VAN SICKLE, District Judge.

Appellant in this case was indicted on 14 counts of stealing United States Treasury checks in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1708, and 14 counts of forging endorsements on United States Treasury checks in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 495. 3 counts were dismissed during the trial and he was convicted, by a jury, of the remaining 25 counts.

Appellant contends:

1. That there was a failure of proof that these checks were placed in the United States mails, and

2. That the indictment was fatally defective in that it charged theft from a “mail carrier” when the proof was all to theft…