United States v. Louis Johnnie B. Reed

Fifth Circuit

United States v. Louis Johnnie B. Reed

441 F.2d 263, 1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 10581

CourtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

DecidedApril 23, 1971

Docket29879

StatusPublished

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United States v. Louis Johnnie B. Reed, 441 F.2d 263, 1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 10581 (5th Cir. 1971).

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Opinion

PER CURIAM:

Affirmed. See Local Rule 21. 1 , 2

1

. See NLRB v. Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, 430 F.2d 966 (5th Cir. 1970).

2

. The assignments of error of appellant Reed are as follows:

a. The Government failed to prove all of the elements of the offense of knowingly transporting a stolen motor vehicle in interstate commerce and particularly failed to prove the following:

i. That the defendant knew at the time he drove the automobile in question it was a stolen vehicle.

ii. When the vehicle was stolen, or how long it had been away from the true owner’s auto lot.

b. The Court violated Fed.R.Crim.P. 30 in that part of its charge which stated to the jury that it believed that the defendant knew he was transporting the car in interstate commerce “exactly as the indictment charges”.

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