United States v. Hugh Reed, Jay D. Hatton, Kerry M. Martin, Thomas C. Lawson, and Charles M. Terrell

ENGEL, Circuit Judge.

Defendants Hugh L. Reed, Jay D. Hat-ton, Kerry M. Martin, Thomas C. Lawson, and Charles M. Terrell were charged jointly in a three count indictment with receiving and concealing stolen goods and wares having a value in excess of $5,000 and traveling through interstate commerce, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2315 and 2 (1976). Count 1 involved certain property stolen from Dr. Randolph and Ruth Anderson and transported from West Virginia to Ohio. Count 1 involved property stolen from Carl and Helen Helman in Kentucky and transported to Ohio. Count 3 involved property stolen…