Legal Opinion
United States v. Beverly R. Kent
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 19, 1971No. 71-1294_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Circuit Judge:
Kent was convicted on one count of theft of mail matter, 18 U.S.C.A. § 1709. 1 The principal issue raised on appeal is whether a decoy letter and money pilfered from it was “intended to be conveyed by mail” as required by the statute. We affirm.
Kent was employed as a dead letter clerk in the United States Post Office at the time of the peculation. A decoy letter with only the name “George” on the envelope was placed in a tray facing her at a work table. Inside the envelope was a short note and $7.00 in currency. The bills were marked with an invisible powder that could be…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States v. Ronald Leaching, United States of America v. Jerome TremontCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
- Goode v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Learoy Edward Smith, Hubert Donald Smith and Rodger Winston Wagner v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Hall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
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3Cited by9 opinions
- United States v. Donald v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Duane Eugene HolleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Harry HergenraderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Chester Clarence WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Jose RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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