Legal Opinion
United States v. Willie B. Murry, United States of America v. Barry J. Dixon
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 15, 1978No. 78-1403, 78-1404PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Barry J. Dixon and Willie B. Murry appeal from their convictions following a jury trial for having obstructed mailed correspondence by taking, before delivery, and opening a letter addressed to the Oakwood Country Club of Kansas City, Missouri, which had been in an authorized mail depository, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 1702 (1976). 1 On this appeal, Dixon and Murry contend that the Government failed to prove an offense under section 1702 because the taking of the letter occurred after the letter had been delivered to an authorized agent of the addressee. Murry,…
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