Legal Opinion
United States v. Wallace Bruce Patterson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 4, 1982No. 81-1166PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Wallace Bruce Patterson appeals his conviction for possession of material stolen from the mail in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1708. 1 Because we find the material was not stolen from the mail, we reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
On January 5, 1979, a police officer stopped Patterson, near the San Francisco YMCA, for being under the influence of narcotics. The officer discovered two United States Treasury checks in Patterson’s possession. These checks were made payable and addressed to:
1. James A. Nolan YMCA Hotel, Room 431 351 Turk Street
San Francisco, California
2. Michael…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. LaubSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. Gerald Eugene DishmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Carl LogwoodCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
- United States v. William Clinton GardnerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Michael Allen McCowan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by13 opinions
- United States v. LevinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Jimmy Hilton, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2012
- United States v. Regina Kay GarrettCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. Oswald CampbellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Alice M. GrantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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