United States v. Rosenblatt

Opinion of the Court

Quinn, Chief Judge:

The accused was stopped by the Mississippi highway patrol for driving a motorcycle without a license tag. Investigation disclosed the cycle had been taken by the accused, earlier that evening, from a parking lot near Gate 2, Keesler Air Force Base. He was charged with larceny by the civilian authorities and freed on bond. Several weeks later his case came up for trial in the circuit court of Harris County. He pleaded guilty to “a reduced charge of trespass less than larceny,” and was fined $500.00. Shortly thereafter, and notwithstanding the civilian…