United States v. Nicholas Sten

WATERMAN, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Sten was tried in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, before Judge Murphy sitting without a jury, and was convicted of having participated in the sale of stolen furs in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2315 and 2. The facts regarding the theft and disposal of the furs are set forth in United States v. Cardillo, 316 F.2d 606, 609-610 (2 Cir.), cert. denied, 375 U.S. 822, 857, 84 S.Ct. 60, 11 L.Ed.2d 55 (1963), an appeal by six codefendants, and need not be repeated here. Sten’s appeal was not considered with the other appeals…