WRIGHT v. UNITED STATES

No. 19290.

339 F.2d 578 (1964)

Louise A. WRIGHT, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

December 22, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Klitgaard, San Francisco, Cal., for appellant.

Francis C. Whelan, U. S. Atty., Richard A. Murphy, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chief, Crim. Sec., Kevin O'Connell, Stephen Miller, Asst. U. S. Attys., Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee.

Before JERTBERG, MERRILL, and BROWNING, Circuit Judges.


BROWNING, Circuit Judge:

Appellant was charged with violating the Dyer Act. 18 U.S.C.A. § 2312. The car admittedly came into appellant's possession with the consent of the owner. Appellant's defense was that she intended to purchase the car, not to steal it, and, in any event, had done no more than exceed the scope of the permission given by the owner as to time and place of use of the vehicle, which was not in itself sufficient to establish an intent to steal...

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