Legal Opinion
United States v. Joseph R. Pfeiffer
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 16, 1976No. 76-1153PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
The defendant, Joseph R. Pfeiffer, was convicted of possession of goods (12 Goodyear tires valued in excess of $100.00 which had been stolen from a shipment moving in interstate commerce), knowing such goods to have been stolen, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 659. He appeals on two grounds: that the trial court erred (1) in admitting verbal and documentary hearsay concerning the shipment receipt of the tires, and (2) in limiting cross-examination of a government witness. We affirm.
An essential element of the government’s proof was that the tires allegedly possessed by the…
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