UNITED STATES v. PETERSON

No. 25972.

440 F.2d 1345 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roy Wilfred PETERSON, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

April 19, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy Wilfred Peterson, Jr., James P. Hagerstrom, of Defenders, Inc., San Diego, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Richard J. Barry, Sp. Asst. U. S. Atty., James W. Brannigan, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Robert H. Filsinger, Chief, Crim. Div., Harry D. Steward, U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CHAMBERS, CARTER and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Peterson was convicted of transporting a stolen vehicle in interstate commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2312 [Dyer Act]. On appeal he questions the sufficiency of the evidence to support a jury verdict. We affirm.

Peterson obtained permission from the owners to keep the vehicle overnight in order to arrange financing. Instead he kept the car for two weeks and drove it from San Diego, California, to Detroit, Michigan.

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