United States v. Rudolph Lewis

KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:

Challenging principally the regularity of his arrest and the propriety of the court’s charge, Rudolph Lewis appeals from a felony conviction 1 for violating 18 U.S.C. § 659 (possession of goods stolen from interstate commerce) after a trial in the Southern District before Chief Judge Taylor and a jury. 2 Lewis was charged with unlawful possession of a carton containing twenty-nine women’s dresses being shipped by Lerner Shops in Atlanta, Georgia to the manufacturer of the garments, Gro-Young, New York, N. Y. via REA Express Company (REA). For the reasons set forth…