Mr. Justice Brennan, with whom Mr, Justice Marshall joins, dissenting. Petitioner was charged in two counts of a six-count indictment with possession of United States Treasury *853 checks stolen from the mails, knowing them to be stolen. The essential elements of such an offense are (1) that the defendant was in possession of the checks, (2) that the chec…
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