UNITED STATES v. PADECKY

No. 12860.

279 F.2d 213 (1960)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James W. PADECKY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

June 16, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris Gordon Meyers, Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

Robert Tieken, U. S. Atty., John Peter Lulinski, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., Charles R. Purcell, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., of counsel, for appellee.

Before HASTINGS, Chief Judge, and KNOCH and CASTLE, Circuit Judges.


KNOCH, Circuit Judge.

Defendant was indicted, in one count, on a charge of unlawfully receiving and having in his possession cases of coffee stolen from an interstate shipment. After a jury trial and verdict of guilty, defendant was sentenced to serve five years in prison.

Defendant testified at length in his own behalf. The gist of the evidence was that he had no knowledge that the coffee stored in his garage had been stolen.

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