Criminal Law · MBE-tested

MELENDIA v. PEOPLE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

29 F.2d 741·United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit·1928

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Opinion

MELENDIA v. PEOPLE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit December 10, 1928. No. 3952. D. H. Jackson, of Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, for appellant. J. C. Fox, of Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, for the People of the Virgin Islands. Before BUFFINGTON, WOOLLEY, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges. [MAJORITY — PER CURIAM.] PER CURIAM. Property feloniously taken from the owner’s house was found in the personal possession of the accused.' As he made an unsatisfactory explanation of how he had acquired it, we find that the rule of evidence in larceny cases in respect to property recently stolen and found in the possession of one other than the owner was not improperly applied. 17 R. C. L. 71-74. The judgment is affirmed.