U.S. v. DeCORTE

No. 87-2004.

851 F.2d 948 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jack DeCORTE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 12, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Jacqueline Walther, George P. Lynch, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Stephanie L. Uhlarik, Asst. U.S. Atty., Anton Valukas, U.S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before POSNER, COFFEY and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

After a bench trial, a federal district judge convicted appellant, Jack DeCorte, Jr., of criminal conspiracy, 18 U.S.C. § 371 (1982 and Supp. IV 1986); possession of property stolen from an interstate shipment, 18 U.S.C. § 659; and transporting stolen property in interstate commerce, 18 U.S.C. § 2314. DeCorte appeals, arguing that the government failed to prove him guilty beyond reasonable doubt and that his convictions for possession...

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