UNITED STATES v. SMITH

No. 75-1218.

523 F.2d 788 (1975)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harold SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 17, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Hayes, Lafayette, La. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Donald E. Walter, U. S. Atty., J. Ransdell Keene, David R. Lestage, Asst. U. S. Attys., Shreveport, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BELL, COLEMAN and GEE, Circuit Judges.


COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.

This appellant, Harold Smith, has been convicted of the interstate transportation of a stolen motor vehicle, 18 U.S.C. § 2312.

It is first contended that the District Court should have dismissed the indictment against Smith for failure to prosecute him without unnecessary delay, Rule 48(b) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. It is also argued that the District Court erroneously responded to questions of fact propounded...

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