Legal Opinion
United States v. James Anton
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 28, 1976No. 76-2566PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
James Anton was convicted of possession of stolen mail matter in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1708. On appeal, he challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion for acquittal, arguing that the Government failed to prove a theft from the mail and that there was a fatal variance between the indictment and the proof.
On December 11, 1974, Slakey Brothers issued and mailed a check in the amount of $95,410.13 to the Brumley-Donaldson Company. The envelope in which they mailed the check, although properly addressed, was inadvertently delivered to the post office box of Luis…
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