United States v. Patrick Heathershaw

___________ No. 95-2571 ___________ United States of America, * * Appellee, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * District of South Dakota. Patrick L. Heathershaw, * * Appellant. * ___________ Submitted: December 12, 1995 Filed: April 17, 1996 ___________ Before McMILLIAN, JOHN R. GIBSON, and BEAM, Circuit Judges. ___________ JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge. Patrick Heathershaw appeals his conviction of theft of government property in excess of $100 value,

18 U.S.C. § 641

(1994). Heathershaw was convicted of stealing posts and barbed wire from a fence belonging to the…