United States v. Tony L. First

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Tony L. First appeals from his conviction of theft of mail matter by an employee of the United States Postal Service, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1709. On appeal, he contends that the District Court erred in refusing to give a requested instruction distinguishing § 1709 from 18 U.S.C. § 1703, and that he was denied a fair trial because the jurors in his case had previously served a six-month term of service in federal court. We affirm.

In order to test the mishandling of mail by employees, a test parcel, containing a Bulova watch and a transmitter capable of signaling…