United States v. Burl Gene Maret

MEHAFFY, Circuit Judge.

Burl Gene Maret was convicted by trial to a jury of assaulting Robert J. Catón, a superintendent of mails, in the St. Louis Post Office on July 20, 1966 with intent to rob, steal or purloin mail matter, money and other property in the custody and control of Catón, and in attempting to effect such robbery by putting the life of Catón in jeopardy with the use of a loaded gun in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2114. Maret was sentenced to the mandatory term of twenty-five years’ imprisonment. We affirm the judgment of conviction.

*1066Maret had originally pleaded guilty to the offense,…