United States v. Burlington
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Alabama
On Motion by Defendant for Peremptory Instructions for Verdict in His Favor.
1Opinion of the Court
HUNDDFY, District Judge.
In this case the defendant is indicted’ for an alleged violation of section 3892 of the Revised Statutes of the United' States (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 2657'). This statute makes it criminal for any person to take any letter out of a post office of the United States — or which has been in any posfoffice of the United States before it has been delivered to the person to whom it was directed — with a design to obstruct the correspondence or to pry into-the business or secrets of another, or to secrete or embezzle the same. The language of this statute is very broad, and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. McCreadyDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1882
- United States v. SanderU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Ohio · 1855
- United States v. LeeU.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Georgia · 1898
- United States v. DriscollDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1869
- United States v. ParsonsU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1849
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- State v. HubkaCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1969
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