Legal Opinion
United States v. John Alexander Beathune and Rudy Rhodes
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 9, 1976No. 74-1677 and 74-1678PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McWILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
Beathune and Rhodes were both convicted of conspiracy to knowingly transport and sell in interstate commerce stolen motor vehicles in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2312 and 2313. Beathune was also convicted on three counts charging substantive crimes involving the knowing disposition of particular stolen vehicles and Rhodes was convicted on five such substantive counts. Both now appeal.
Beathune owned Bavarian Motors, a Denver used-car business which specialized in selling used Porsche cars. The Government’s evidence showed that numerous Porsche vehicles were stolen in…
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