UNITED STATES v. ELLIS

No. 20156.

428 F.2d 818 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Winford Esty ELLIS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

July 17, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Arnot Hill, Kansas City, Mo., made argument for appellant and Robert G. Duncan, Kansas City, Mo., was with him on the brief.

Anthony P. Nugent, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Mo., made argument for appellee, and Bert C. Hurn, U. S. Atty., was with him on the brief.

Before MEHAFFY, GIBSON and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.


MEHAFFY, Circuit Judge.

Winford Esty Ellis, the defendant, was convicted by trial to a jury for violation of the Dyer Act (18 U.S.C. § 2312) by transporting a stolen motor vehicle from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Kansas City, Missouri, knowing that the motor vehicle had been stolen. Defendant was sentenced to be committed to the custody of the Attorney General for a period of five years. We affirm.

Defendant states the issue on appeal to be whether the...

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