TORRES v. UNITED STATES

No. 16370.

270 F.2d 252 (1959)

Pedro Amado TORRES, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 20, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel G. Marshall, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.

Laughlin E. Waters, U. S. Atty., Robert D. Hornbaker, Robert John Jensen, Asst. U. S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before MARTIN, CHAMBERS and BARNES, Circuit Judges.


BARNES, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was indicted on a two count indictment charging him with theft of a movie camera and accessories moving in interstate commerce, and with possession of the same property knowing it to have been stolen from interstate commerce. Both counts were based on 18 U.S.C. § 659.

After trial on both counts, the jury found Torres not guilty of the theft, but guilty of possession. Appellant filed a motion for judgment of acquittal,...

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