United States v. Harold Smith

COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.

This appellant, Harold Smith, has been convicted of the interstate transportation of a stolen motor vehicle, 18 U.S.C. § 2312.

It is first contended that the District Court should have dismissed the indictment against Smith for failure to prosecute him without unnecessary delay, Rule 48(b) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. It is also argued that the District Court erroneously responded to questions of fact propounded by the trial jury during the course of its deliberations. We find no merit in these contentions.

The point, however, which does require careful…