United States v. Marpes (Two Cases)

KALODNER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from judgments of conviction under two indictments and the sentences imposed thereon.

Defendant James Marpes and others were convicted under Indictment No. 13295 of having received and being in possession of certain merchandise stolen from an interstate truck shipment, and, under Indictment No. 13296, of stealing from the same shipment certain articles of wearing apparel of the value of $38,768.80, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 659. 1 Defendant contends that the government failed to prove by substantial credible evidence (1) his connection with the…