United States v. Gale Hearold Johnson

Defendant appeals his criminal conviction under 18 U.S.C.A. § 641 for wilfully and knowingly receiving, concealing and retaining 64 blank United States postal money orders in excess of $100 knowing the same to have been stolen. Several points of error are raised. The defendant attacks the admissibility of stolen traveler’s checks found in his possession at the time of arrest, the court’s instruction relating to the possession of stolen property, and the court’s instruction and evidence relating to a “thieves’ market” in establishing “value” of the money orders. We affirm.

The traveler’s cheeks…