United States v. Luther James Covington

CRAVEN, Circuit Judge:

Luther James Covington owned a yellow 1965 Pontiac Bonneville in 1966 and after it was repossessed, in bad condition, by General Motors Acceptance Corporation he got another — maroon in col- or. How he acquired the second one— whether honestly or with knowledge it was stolen- — was one of the issues below. Rejecting his contention of ownership,1 the jury convicted Covington of transporting in interstate commerce a stolen motor vehicle, knowing it to have been stolen, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2312. From his conviction and the active sentence imposed by the court, he…