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UNITED STATES v. MELIA

No. 83-5055.

741 F.2d 70 (1984)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided August 15, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Samuel T. Currin, U.S. Atty., Raleigh, N.C., Louis M. Fischer, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., on brief, for appellee.

Before MURNAGHAN and SPROUSE, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM:

Nick Melia, convicted of receiving, concealing, and selling stolen jewelry that had moved in interstate commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2315,1 appeals the district court's judgment on the ground of improper venue. We affirm because prosecution in North Carolina was authorized by 18 U.S.C. § 3237(a).

The record discloses that thieves stole the jewelry, valued at $600,000, in North Carolina and transported...

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