Legal Opinion
United States v. Grace Lorine Lester
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 29, 1976No. 75-3746PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
Postal employee, Grace Lester, was convicted by jury for converting to her own use, in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 1711, 1 a $50 U.S. Postal Service Money Order which had come into her hands and under her control by virtue of her employment.
It is uncontroverted that Lester took the money order but she claims that she paid for it by placing $50.35 in her drawer at the time she took the blank money order. An audit of her cash drawer one month nine days after the incident revealed an excess of $49.83 in funds. Lester’s position is that the Trial Judge should have…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Hoffa v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Hagner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Rosen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Leonard L. Bursten v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by15 opinions
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