UNITED STATES v. CRANE

No. 80-5040.

632 F.2d 663 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John L. CRANE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided October 8, 1980.

As Amended October 13, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Richard Holcomb, Chattanooga, Tenn., John Love, Ringgold, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

John H. Cary, U.S. Atty., John Cook, Asst. U.S. Atty., Chattanooga, Tenn., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WEICK and BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judges, and DUNCAN, District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

This is a direct appeal of a jury verdict finding John L. Crane guilty of transporting and selling two stolen motor vehicles in interstate commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 2312, and 2313.

FBI agents, in an undercover capacity, set up and operated a used car lot in Chattanooga, Tennessee for the purpose of developing cases against people suspected of car theft activity. Tape recorders were attached to the telephones at the car...

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