TOLLETT v. UNITED STATES

No. 20693.

444 F.2d 622 (1971)

Ray Allen TOLLETT, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

June 14, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas B. Pryor, Fort Smith, Ark., for appellant.

James A. Gutensohn, Asst. U. S. Atty., Fort Smith, Ark., Bethel B. Larey, U. S. Atty., for appellee.

Before VAN OOSTERHOUT, HEANEY and ROSS, Circuit Judges.


ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Ray Allen Tollett was convicted of mailing postcards containing language of a scurrilous and defamatory character, intended to reflect injuriously upon the character or conduct of another in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1718. We reverse the judgment of conviction and order a new trial.

Trial of this case in District Court with jury waived commenced on March 30, 1970 with Tollett represented by...

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