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UNITED STATES v. STRAUGHAN

No. 71-1189.

453 F.2d 422 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Lester STRAUGHAN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

January 12, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mortimer A. Rosecan, Rosecan & Popkin, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

John J. Robinson, Roger A. Pauley, Attys., Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., Daniel Bartlett, Jr., U. S. Atty., Harry L. Strachan, III, Sp. Atty., Dept. of Justice, St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Before LAY, HEANEY and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges.

HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

The defendant was convicted by a jury for having received, concealed, stored and sold a stolen Case 580 tractor in violation of the Dyer Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2313.1 On appeal, the defendant contends (1) that the tractor is not a "motor vehicle" within the meaning of the Dyer Act; (2) that he was prejudiced by the improper admission of evidence concerning his character;...

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