Legal Opinion
United States v. James E. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1980No. 79-5109PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:
The defendant/appellant was charged with the crime of obstructing correspondence deposited in the mails and of prying into the secrets of another under § 1702,18 U.S.C. At the conclusion of the testimony the District Judge instructed the jury that the charge under Section 1702 included the lesser offense of knowingly obstructing and retarding the passage of the mails under § 1701, 18 U.S.C. He accordingly in his jury instructions proceeded to state separately the essential elements of an offense under the two sections. The jury acquitted the defendant of the…
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