United States v. Charles Edwin Canaday

Defendant and one Breese were charged in one count with transporting a stolen motor vehicle across a state border (18 U.S.C. § 2312). The trials were severed, and Breese was convicted by a jury on February 16, 1972. His judgment of conviction was entered on February 18, 1972. Defendant’s trial commenced on February 17, 1972. He was convicted. We affirm.

Defendant put Breese on the stand as his witness. He had been warned Breese might be impeached by his “day before” conviction. (R.T. 26) Defendant’s own counsel brought out the fact that Breese had suffered one previous conviction for burglary.…