United States v. Jimmy Lee Napier

OPINION

Before BROWNING, WALLACE and SNEED, Circuit Judges. SNEED, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Jimmy Lee Napier was indicted on four counts of interstate transportation of a stolen motor vehicle in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2312 (“Dyer Act”) and one count of interstate kidnapping in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1201 (“Lindbergh Act”). 1 Following a five-day jury trial, defendant was convicted by a jury on all counts.

Counts IV and V of the indictment, alleged that defendant kidnapped Mrs. Caruso in Oregon, transported her to Washington, and then drove her stolen car back to Oregon. There was very strong…