United States v. Van Otis Douver, United States of America v. Joe Mack Harris, United States of America v. Jack Harris, Jr.

The Defendant-Appellants Van Otis Douver (Douver), Joe Mack Harris (Harris) and Jack Harris, Jr. (Harris, Jr.) were jointly indicted on two counts charging offenses under 18 U.S.C. Section 659 (Sec. 659).

Count 1 charged, inter alia, that the defendants “. . . unlawfully took and carried away, with intent to convert to their own use . . . tobacco products . . . from Union Terminal Warehouse, 747 Warehouse Street, Los Angeles, California, which goods constituted, had been moving as, and had been part of an interstate shipment of freight and express, the goods having been consigned by American Tobacco Company, Union Terminal Warehouse, Vernon, California, to Veterans Canteen Service, Phoenix, Arizona;” and other points in Arizona.

Count 2 charged, inter alia, that the defendants “. . . with intent to convert to their own use, had in their possession . . . tobacco products .' . . which had been stolen, which goods constituted, had been moving as, and had been a part of an interstate shipment of freight and express, having been consigned by American Tobacco Company, Union Terminal Warehouse, Vernon, California, to Veterans Canteen Service, Phoenix, Arizona;” and other points in…