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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
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No. 13-10061
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D.C. Docket No. 1:11-cr-00410-RWS-RGV-1
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff - Appellee
Cross Appellant,
versus
HELEN E. HAMPTON,
Defendant - Appellant
Cross Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Georgia
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(February 3, 2014)
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Before TJOFLAT, WILSON and RIPPLE,* Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:
Appellant Helen Hampton was convicted for violations of 18 U.S.C. § 1709,
theft of mail matter by a Postal Service employee; 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(1),
attempting to conceal documents or other objects with the intent to impair their
availability for use in an official proceeding; and 18 U.S.C. § 1519, knowingly
altering or destroying a record, document, or other tangible object with intent to
impede the investigation of a United States agency. She appeals her conviction
and raises the following issues: (1) the District Court abused its discretion in its
jury charge regarding the elements of 18 U.S.C. § 1512; (2) the United States
failed to provide sufficient evidence to support Hampton’s conviction under each
of the three statutes; and (3) the District Court erred in denying Hampton’s motion
to suppress evidence and statements gathered by Office of Inspector General
agents on the night of November 30, 2010. After entertaining oral argument and
considering the parties’ briefs, we find no merit in the appeal and therefore her
convictions are affirmed.
AFFIRMED.
* Honorable Kenneth F. Ripple, United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, sitting by
designation.
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