Huggins v. United States

FICKLING, Associate Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction after a non jury trial for receiving stolen goods in violation of D.C.Code 1973, § 22-220S. The only issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred when it denied appellant’s motion for a new trial. * We affirm.

Appellant testified that for the past 30 years he had operated a hardware store in the District of Columbia. During the last eight years, James Neeley, a friend, would often deposit with him a bag which contained his personal items. Neeley habitually returned either the same day or within a couple of days to…