UNITED STATES v. HUGHES

No. 74-4050.

529 F.2d 838 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wilburn Erdie HUGHES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 5, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Weeks, Pascagoula, Miss., for defendant-appellant.

Wayman G. Sherer, U. S. Atty., James C. Thomason, III, Herbert H. Henry, Asst. U. S. Attys., Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEWIN, COLEMAN and GEE, Circuit Judges.


GEE, Circuit Judge:

Wilburn Hughes was convicted of violations of 18 U.S.C. § 2312 and 18 U.S.C. § 2313 in connection with the interstate transportation and attempted sale of a stolen truck. The truck was stolen near Atlanta, Georgia, on the night of April 16, 1974, and Hughes, who lived in Selma, Alabama, attempted to sell it in Huntsville, Alabama, on April 19, 1974.

During his jury trial, Hughes called Arthur Wayne Roberts as a witness in an attempt...

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