Unable to delete by tapping trash icon

I just bought 3Gs a couple of days ago and have been deleting my emails by just tapping the trash icon while the message is still open. Today, I noticed that it's not working anymore. The icon recognizes that I'm tapping it but it's not doing anything. I have to go back to inbox, tap edit, and delete from there. Is there a way I can go back to deleting emails by just tapping the trash icon? Thanks!

I am having precisely the same issue. The trash icon highlights but does not animate, and nothing happens to the message.
Issue goes away upon a regular restart (ie, do not need to hold down home key for a hard restart), but within an hour or two, it recurs and persists until the next restart.
iPhone 3GS with OS 3.0.1

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