Legal Opinion
United States v. Juan Manuel Tovar
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 1, 1982No. 82-1166PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Per curiam
Juan Manuel Tovar appeals from his conviction for stealing postal money orders in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 641 and transmitting unlawfully issued money orders in violation of 18 U.S.C. Sec. 500.
Tovar alleges several errors in the admission or suppression of evidence and also contends that 18 U.S.C. Sec. 500 was not violated because there was no illegality on the part of postal employees. We affirm for the reasons explained below.
On January 7, 1980, a white male went to the Upper Nicollet postal station in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and ordered ten $300 money orders. The postal clerk filled…
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