United States v. Carey L. Coleman

Carey L. Coleman appeals from a judgment of conviction for theft of mail by a postal employee in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1709. Appellant was arrested by postal inspectors on November 10, 1970, for taking a small lady’s watch from a parcel destined for a jewelry store while on the job at the Dallas, Texas Post Office. She was tried before a jury in the Northern District of Texas and sentenced to six months imprisonment.

Appellant’s first contention on appeal is that the indictment was defective in that it omitted an allegation that the watch was taken with criminal intent. The indictment…