John Phillip Winchester v. United States

Appellant has appealed from a conviction of interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2312.

An examination of the record reveals that the specifications of error have no merit.

The only question urged on appeal is whether the trial court erred in the giving of Instruction No. 12. 1 No objec tion was made to this instruction by appellant’s appointed trial counsel who is not the same counsel representing appellant on this appeal.

It is the contention here that trial counsel should have objected to this instruction on the theory that because of the wording of it the…