United States v. Anthony Dewayne Ashby

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Anthony Dewayne Ashby appeals from his conviction of aiding and abetting the obstruction of correspondence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1702 (1982). For reversal he argues that the district court 1 erred in: (1) failing to instruct the jury that a section 1702 offense cannot be committed after mail has been stolen; (2) failing to give a lesser included offense instruction on obstruction of mail (18 U.S.C. § 1701 (1982)); and (3) admitting into evidence a statement he made involuntarily during a custodial interrogation. We affirm the conviction.

On November 12,…