UNITED STATES v. MELLO

No. 72-1096.

469 F.2d 356 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Frank Gordon MELLO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 20, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman Kerman, Methuen, Mass., with whom Charles R. McCauley, Jr., Woburn, Mass., by appointment of the Court, was on brief, for appellant.

Lawrence P. Cohen, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Joseph L. Tauro, U. S. Atty., was on brief, for appellee.

Before ALDRICH, McENTEE and CAMPBELL, Circuit Judges.


McENTEE, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Mello was charged in a one count indictment with possession of goods stolen from an interstate railroad shipment in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 659 (1970). The case was tried to a jury and a verdict of guilty was returned. On appeal Mello challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction and the trial court's denial of his motion for new trial. For reasons stated below we affirm.

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