UNITED STATES v. PFEIFFER

No. 76-1153.

539 F.2d 668 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Joseph R. PFEIFFER et al., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 16, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Merz, St. Louis, Mo., for appellants.

Richard Coughlin, Asst. U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., for appellee; Donald J. Stohr (former U. S. Atty., Barry A. Short, U. S. Atty., effective May 15th), and David M. Rosen, Asst. U. S. Atty., St. Louis, Mo., on brief.

Before VAN OOSTERHOUT, Senior Circuit Judge, LAY and HENLEY, Circuit Judges.


LAY, Circuit Judge.

The defendant, Joseph R. Pfeiffer, was convicted of possession of goods (12 Good-year tires valued in excess of $100.00 which had been stolen from a shipment moving in interstate commerce), knowing such goods to have been stolen, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 659. He appeals on two grounds: that the trial court erred (1) in admitting verbal and documentary hearsay concerning the shipment receipt of the tires, and (2) in limiting cross-examination...

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