Government of Virgin Islands v. Leonard
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
548 F.2d 478 (1977)
- Written by Carolyn Strutton, JD
Facts
Herbert Williams worked for the civil defense office in St. Thomas. On a number of occasions, Williams snuck into the office at night, took the storeroom keys, and used the keys to steal rolls of chicken wire from the storeroom. Williams sold the chicken wire, and Charles Leonard (defendant) occasionally assisted Williams in those sales of the stolen chicken wire. Williams later set fire to the storeroom in an attempt to conceal his crimes. Williams was charged with arson, grand larceny, and embezzlement. Leonard was charged with aiding and abetting Williams in both grand larceny and embezzlement. At trial the jury found Williams guilty of arson and both Williams and Leonard guilty of embezzlement but returned no findings on the grand-larceny charge. Leonard appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Hunter, J.)
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