United States v. Rappy

L. HAND, Circuit Judge.

Rappy appeals from a conviction for possessing, in company with one, Essig, goods, stolen while they were being imported into the United States. He raises three questions: (1) The sufficiency of the proof that the goods found in Essig’s possession were stolen during importation;. (2) the failure to prove possession by him, as distinct from Essig; (3) the admission in evidence of a written statement, taken in preparation for trial, from one, Moslco-witz, a witness for the prosecution. The facts in outline were as follows: The steamer, “Yaka,” arrived at the Port of New…