Legal Opinion
United States v. George Lefkowitz, Joseph P. Dryja, Richard Emond
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 10, 1960No. 38, Docket 26185PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge.
George Lefkowitz, Joseph P. Dryja and Richard Emond appeal from judgments of the District Court for the Eastern District of New York adjudging them to be convicted, upon a verdict of guilty, of violation of 18 U.S.C. § 659. We are constrained to reverse the convictions and order a new trial for what we deem prejudicial errors in the instructions to the jury.
The indictment charged that defendants received and had in their possession 352 cases of shoes and other merchandise valued at some $40,000, stolen from a motor truck while moving as an interstate shipment from…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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