JOHNSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 20963.

328 F.2d 605 (1964)

Bobby Gene JOHNSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

March 3, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Maness, Henry F. Martin, Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., for appellant.

William Hamilton, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Jacksonville, Fla., Edward F. Boardman, U. S. Atty., Middle District of Florida, for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and JONES and BELL, Circuit Judges.


TUTTLE, Chief Judge.

In this appeal from conviction and sentence for knowingly transporting in interstate commerce stolen goods valued in excess of $5,000, we find one ground for reversal that makes unnecessary our consideration of the other grounds of appeal.

Court-appointed counsel represented the accused on the trial. Several fairly obvious defects in the furnishing of completely adequate defense appear in the trial record. While these failures would ordinarily...

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