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Elder v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jan 23, 1969
406 F.2d 398 (9th Cir. 1969)

Opinion

No. 21552.

January 23, 1969.

S.C. Braughton, San Francisco, Cal., for appellant.

Joseph L. Ward, U.S. Atty., Ray L. Nelson, Asst. U.S. Atty., Las Vegas, Nev., for appellee.

Before HAMLEY and CARTER, Circuit Judges, and McNICHOLS, District Judge.

The Honorable Ray McNichols, United States District Judge for the District of Idaho, sitting by designation.


James W. Elder appeals from a judgment convicting him of a violation of the Dyer Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2312 (1964). He presents three questions here, namely: (1) the instructions given to the jury, and the argument to the jury by the United States Attorney, on the matter of the inferences which may be drawn from proof of possession of property recently stolen was erroneous and deprived Elder of due process of law; (2) the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict; and (3) Elder was denied his Sixth Amendment right to appointed counsel.

We have examined the facts and law with respect to each of these contentions and are satisfied that no error was committed.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Elder v. United States

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Jan 23, 1969
406 F.2d 398 (9th Cir. 1969)
Case details for

Elder v. United States

Case Details

Full title:James W. ELDER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Jan 23, 1969

Citations

406 F.2d 398 (9th Cir. 1969)