United States v. Raymond Walter Monasterski

CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, Raymond Walter Monasterski, was found guilty by a jury of possessing goods stolen from an interstate shipment, knowing them to have been stolen, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 659. Appellant raises four substantial issues in this appeal, including whether the goods in question had lost their status as stolen goods, thus barring Appellant’s conviction for possession of stolen goods. We reverse Appellant’s conviction on the basis of our disposition of this issue, making it unnecessary to reach the other issues.

In the early morning hours of June 17, 1976, Rodney…