United States v. Mance E. Trice

This is a direct appeal from a conviction on two counts of an indictment charging unlawful possession of a check stolen from the United States mail and embezzlement of the proceeds of the check, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1702 and 1708. The jury found the defendant not guilty of the first count charging the taking of the envelope and its contents from the mail.

Two issues are presented on the appeal: (1) whether there was sufficient evidence to support the verdict of the jury; and (2) whether the District Judge committed reversible error at the time of sentencing by refusing to permit…