United States v. Edward Nathaniel Henry

OPINION OF THE COURT

STALEY, Circuit Judge

On January 4,1970, appellant Edward Nathaniel Henry, together with his two sons, took a boat belonging to one Joseph Soldiew from its mooring in the bay at Red Hook, St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands. That same day, the boat ran aground and sank at Stevens Key, a small island between St. Thomas and St. John. Henry and his sons were bound for Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands.

Appellant was charged by information with having violated 18 U.S.C. § 661. He was found guilty by a jury, convicted, and sentenced. This appeal followed.

Appellant…