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UNITED STATES v. JACKSON

No. 72-1450.

485 F.2d 300 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Silvester Sam JACKSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 16, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jean Powers Kamp, Federal Defender Program, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

James R. Thompson, U. S. Atty., William T. Huyck, Dan K. Webb, Asst. U. S. Attys., Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before SWYGERT, Chief Judge, and PELL and STEVENS, Circuit Judges.

SWYGERT, Chief Judge.

Silvester Sam Jackson, defendant-appellant, and Nicholas Romak, were indicted for violating the Dyer Act: possession of a 1970 Peterbilt truck which had been stolen in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and later found in Orland Park, Illinois. Jackson was found guilty by a jury verdict and sentenced to five years imprisonment.1 The appeal from his conviction raises two issues: (1) whether the district court improperly limited...

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