Robert Bonham Mesmer v. United States

PICKETT, Circuit Judge.

The appellant, Mesmer, was charged in an indictment with receiving, retaining, and concealing a quantity of United States stamps valued at $1,018.76, knowing them to have been stolen in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641. He appeals from a judgment and sentence which followed his conviction by a jury. Prior to Mesmer’s arrest, postal inspectors obtained a warrant for the search of the premises where he resided, and found a quantity of United States postage stamps. The questions presented here are related to the validity of the search warrant and the admission in evidence of…