UNITED STATES v. BAKER

No. 71-1351 Summary Calendar.

452 F.2d 21 (1971)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Luther Dale BAKER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Certiorari Denied March 6, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. McAtee, Pensacola, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

William Stafford, U. S. Atty., Pensacola, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, COLEMAN, and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


Certiorari Denied March 6, 1972. See 92 S.Ct. 1195.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

This case turns on the admissibility of evidence disclosing the VIN (vehicle identification number)1 when a Government agent used a penknife to open the door of a truck to find the VIN. We affirm the judgment below.

During the night of August 4, 1969, a 1969, white Ford one-half ton pickup truck was stolen from Moyer Ford Sales in Foley, Alabama...

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