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UNITED STATES v. CHATHAM

No. 77-5226.

568 F.2d 445 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Albert Butler CHATHAM, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 27, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Allen, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

Wm. L. Harper, U. S. Atty., Jerome J. Froelich, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, and THORNBERRY and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

This is a Dyer Act case.1 The defendant, Albert Butler Chatham, in the words of his attorney, is a spoiled rich kid with a mania for automobiles. This mania — particularly for the Mercedes Benz 450 SL — resulted in his conviction for knowingly transporting a stolen automobile in interstate commerce.

Chatham, the profligate son of a wealthy manufacturer, is the beneficiary of several trusts...

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