U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1971

United States v. Alvin McBride

United States v. Alvin McBride
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided February 10, 1971 · Brown, Wisdom, Roney
438 F.2d 517 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

United States v. Alvin McBride

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Alvin McBride, defendant-appellant, was indicted and convicted on a two-count indictment charging him with stealing from foreign commerce thirteen bags of coffee, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 659. We have carefully considered the briefs and the record. There is no merit to any of the appellant’s contentions. We note especially that there was probable cause to arrest the defendant and seize the coffee when the harbor police officer, Captain Allemand, observed the coffee in the rear of the parked truck which had been driven by the defendant. We hold also that the trial court committed no error (1) by allowing the defendant’s inculpatory statements to be admitted as evidence; (2) in his charge to the jury as to the inference to be drawn from the possession of recently stolen property; and (3) in denying the motion for judgment of acquittal.

The judgment is affirmed.

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