STERLING v. UNITED STATES

No. 18850.

333 F.2d 443 (1964)

Russell L. STERLING and William M. Fairbanks, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 20, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Dore, Seattle, Wash., for appellants.

Brockman Adams, U. S. Atty., and Robert C. Williams, Asst. U. S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., for appellee.

Before CHAMBERS, Chief Judge, and HAMLEY and HAMLIN, Circuit Judges.


HAMLIN, Circuit Judge.

Appellants Sterling and Fairbanks were each convicted by a jury in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington of (1) having stolen six cases of Black & White Scotch Whisky from a shipment in foreign commerce and (2) having these six cases in their possession knowing them to have been stolen, all in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 659 (1958). Jurisdiction of this court is based on 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1958). Appellants...

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