United States v. Bernard William Johnson

Bernard William Johnson appeals his Dyer Act (18 U.S.C. § 2312) conviction upon an indictment charging him with knowingly transporting a stolen Chevrolet automobile from Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, to Elkader, Iowa. We have considered the appeal while screening cases for assignment to the calendar under Rule 6 of the rules of this court. 1 Having examined the briefs of the parties and the original district court records of this case, we deem the issues on appeal appropriate for summary disposition. See Rule 9 of the rules of this court. 2 For the reasons stated below, we direct that this…