United States v. Robert Graham, United States of America v. Grady Lee Tucker

JOHN W. PECK, Circuit Judge.

In this criminal action, codefendants Graham, Tucker and Edge were indicted for violations of the Dyer Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2312 and 2; the latter section relating to aiding and abetting. The case was tried before a jury which found all three men guilty on two of the three counts charged. Defendants Graham and Tucker perfected appeals to this court; 1 since both appellants raise substantially the same issues, the discussion herein will be applicable to both cases.

Briefly stated, the undisputed facts established by the government are as follows: On the night of July…