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UNITED STATES v. ABSHIRE

No. 72-1867 Summary Calendar.

471 F.2d 116 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ernest Lee ABSHIRE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 26, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Ronald Patton, Rome, Ga. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

John W. Stokes, U. S. Atty., Richard H. Still, E. Ray Taylor, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, GODBOLD and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Ernest Lee Abshire was convicted of the interstate transportation of a stolen motor vehicle, in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 2312 (the Dyer Act), and of the interstate transportation of a firearm by a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C.A. Appendix § 1202(a)(1). We affirm.

On appeal, Abshire contends that the District Court erred by (1) refusing to grant him a continuance, (2) admitting a jailer's testimony that revealed...

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