UNITED STATES v. KING

No. 27996.

425 F.2d 1163 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Lee KING, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 30, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Guy B. Scott, Jr., Athens, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

Walker P. Johnson, U. S. Atty., D. L. Rampey, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Macon, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SIMPSON, MORGAN and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant appeals from a conviction under the Dyer Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2312, contending that the court below erred in failing to grant judgment of acquittal because the Government did not present substantial evidence that the car in question had been stolen. We affirm.

There are three elements under this section of the Dyer Act which the Government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt: (1) the vehicle was "stolen", (2) the defendant transported...

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