United States v. Eddie Lee Williams

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction following a jury trial in which the defendant was found guilty on four counts of transporting stolen motor vehicles in interstate commerce in violation of the Dyer Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2312 (1982) and of aiding and abetting the commission of Dyer Act violations, 18 U.S.C. § 2 (1982). The defendant alleges several trial errors that he says deprived him of a fair trial. For the reasons stated below, we agree that the defendant did not receive a fair trial, and we vacate the defendant’s conviction and remand for a new trial.

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Several years ago,…