Jessie Frances Davis v. United States

SETH, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was charged by information on four counts for possession of stolen mail in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 1708, and one count of uttering a United States Treasury check with a forged endorsement in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 495. Appellant was found guilty by the jury on each count, and she has taken this appeal.

The points raised by the appellant all relate to her defense of insanity, and more particularly she urges that the jury was not properly instructed on the issue.

The record shows that the offenses took place at various times between November 1, 1964, and March…