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Huddleston v. United States
Citation:
485 U.S. 681 (1988).Facts
A trailer containing 32,000 blank Memorex videocassette tapes was stolen from the Overnight Express yard in South Holland, Illinois between April 11 and 15, 1985. The tapes had a manufacturing cost of $4.35 per tape. On April 17, 1985, Huddleston contacted Karen Curry, the manager of the Magic Rent-to-Own in Ypsilanti, Michigan. seeking assistance selling a large number of blank Memorex videocassette tapes. He assured Curry they were not stolen, and advised her he was selling them in lots of 500 for $2.75-$3 per tape. Curry arranged for the sale of a total of 5,000 tapes.
At trial, the Government introduced testimony from Paul Toney, a record store owner. He testified that in February 1985, Huddleston offered to sell new 12″ black and white televisions for $28 each. Huddleston apparently indicated he had obtained several thousand of these TVs. Toney purchased 20 initially, and later 18 more.
Similarly, undercover FBI agent, Robert Nelson, testified that in May 1985, petitioner offered to sell him a large quantity of Amana appliances (28 refrigerators, 2 ranges, and 40 icemakers). Nelson agreed to pay $8,000 for the appliances. The appliances had a value of $20,000 and it was determined part of the shipment was stolen.
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