UNITED STATES v. MELIA

No. 81-5293.

691 F.2d 672 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Nick MELIA, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided October 15, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. Golub, Stamford, Conn. (Leora Herrmann, Silver, Golub & Sandak, Stamford, Conn., on brief), for appellant.

John F. DePue, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C. (Samuel T. Currin, U. S. Atty., Raleigh, N. C., on brief), for appellee.

Before WINTER, Chief Judge, and MURNAGHAN and SPROUSE, Circuit Judges.


SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:

Nick Melia appeals his conviction for knowingly receiving stolen property in interstate commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2315. Melia previously was tried twice on this charge in a joint trial with Alfred Conti and Larry Chinchic. The jury in the first trial initially agreed to acquit Melia, and advised the court that they had reached a verdict for one defendant. The court instructed the jury...

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