Case Name: Robert John L. HARVILL, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1969-02-28
Citations: 407 F.2d 852
Docket Number: No. 22845
Parties: Robert John L. HARVILL, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
Judges: Before MADDEN, Judge of the United States Court of Claims, and MERRILL and BROWNING, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 407
Pages: 852–852

Head Matter:
Robert John L. HARVILL, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.
No. 22845.
United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.
Feb. 28, 1969.
Rehearing Denied March 19, 1969.
Lawrence Cantor, (argued) of Machmer, Lehman & Cantor, Phoenix, Ariz., for appellant.
Lawrence Turoff (argued) Asst. U. S. Atty., Edward E. Davis, U. S. Atty., Phoenix, Ariz., for appellee.
Before MADDEN, Judge of the United States Court of Claims, and MERRILL and BROWNING, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Appellant stands convicted of the theft of a case of cigarettes from an interstate shipment. He contends that no evidence connects the cigarettes traced to him with those that were stolen.
We disagree. The evidence is clear that cigarettes sold by appellant to a friend were from an interstate shipment destined for an Air Force base. Circumstantial evidence supports the conclusion that appellant was the thief.
Judgment affirmed.