United States v. Paul A. Closkey

Paul A. Closkey, appellant, was indicted pursuant to the Federal Assimilative Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. § 13, for willfully and knowingly failing, after coming into possession of a motor vehicle as a bailee, 1 to return the vehicle in accordance with the bailment agreement in violation of Va.Code § 18.1-163. Closkey was found guilty by the judge without a jury and sentenced to a term of imprisonment.

Upon appeal Closkey claims (1) that he was improperly convicted of the crime of larceny in that it was not alleged or proven that the original taking of the vehicle was trespassory and (2) that there…