United States v. Crawford

BURNS, District Judge.

Defendant has been found guilty on two separate indictments 1 charging him with knowing, unlawful, and felonious possession, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 659, 18 U.S.C.A. § 659, of eleven 30-30 Marlin rifles, stolen from an interstate shipment and worth more than $100.00, and of a gabardine jacket, stolen from another interstate shipment and valued at less than $100.00. We hold that the conviction on each indictment was proper.

In the light of the jury verdict, we may summarize the facts established by the government substantially as follows: Under a uniform straight bill…