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UNITED STATES v. WILLIAMS

No. 81-2087 Summary Calendar.

661 F.2d 528 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe Edd WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 18, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale Long, Tyler, Tex. (court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Dane H. Smith, Asst. U. S. Atty., Tyler, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, POLITZ and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Joe Edd Williams drove a tractor-truck for Robert Rutledge of Houston, Texas. In October 1977, Williams "trip-leased" a flatbed trailer from Eagle Motor Lines in Tyler, Texas, and contracted to drive a load of wood products to Birmingham, Alabama. With another driver, James H. Boatwright, he set out for Birmingham. They arrived at the Eagle Motor Lines facility there, but, for reasons...

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