Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Lester Trzcinski
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 16, 1977No. 76-1222PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
The proper construction of a criminal statute, a query of the type that intrigues the legal mind but is a source of bafflement and some impatience to the average layman, is the stuff of this appeal. The question is whether a defendant may be convicted for the receipt and possession of stolen goods when the evidence discloses that he was in fact the thief. We opt for a literal, rather than a historical reading of the statute and answer in the affirmative.
Defendant Trzcinski and others were indicted on one count of receiving, concealing and retaining…
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