MEEKS v. UNITED STATES

No. 16961.

259 F.2d 328 (1958)

Howard MEEKS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 21, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Virgil H. Shepard, Macon, Ga., for appellant.

W. Howard Fowler, Floyd M. Buford, Asst. U. S. Attys., Macon, Ga., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and TUTTLE and WISDOM, Circuit Judges.


WISDOM, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, Howard Meeks, was indicted and found guilty of the offense of receiving a stolen motor vehicle moving in interstate commerce, knowing it to have been stolen. 18 U.S.C.A. § 2313. He appeals on the ground that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict.

After the government rested, appellant moved for a judgment of acquittal. The court denied the motion. Thereafter appellant introduced evidence in his behalf but...

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