United States v. Ricky Gene Garrison

Ricky Gene Garrison was charged in a one-count indictment with aiding and abetting in the theft of an interstate shipment of chattels with a value in excess of $100.00 in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 659 and 2. He was found guilty after trial by jury and sentenced to three years imprisonment under 18 U.S.C. § 3651. Two and one-half years of the sentence was suspended to be served on probation. On appeal, he challenges the sufficiency of the indictment, the manner of sentencing, and the length of the sentence. We affirm.

Garrison first contends the indictment was defective because: (1) it failed…