United States v. Thomas

KRAFT, District Judge.

The defendant, Will Thomas, was indicted for receiving jewelry1 of the value of $5,000 or more, moving in interstate commerce, knowing the jewelry to have been stolen. Defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal at the close of the government’s evidence was overruled. Defendant then rested his case without offering evidence and again moved for judgment of acquittal. The trial judge reserved decision on this mo*663tion and submitted the case to the jury which returned a verdict of guilty.

The evidence was clearly sufficient to establish that Thomas received stolen jewelry…