MELSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 6664.

207 F.2d 558 (1953)

MELSON v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided October 8, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis B. Fine, Norfolk, Va. (Robert E. Gibson, South Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellant.

John M. Hollis, Asst. U. S. Atty., Norfolk, Va. (L. S. Parsons, Jr., U. S. Atty., Norfolk, Va., on brief), for appellee.

Before PARKER, Chief Judge, and SOPER and DOBIE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The defendant was indicted for violating 18 U.S.C. § 659 for having in his possession, knowing that they had been stolen, 400 cases of eggs which had been stolen while moving in interstate commerce. He waived a jury trial and was found guilty by the District Judge and sentenced to two years' imprisonment.

The sole question on this appeal is whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain the verdict. It may be summarized as follows: The eggs...

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