United States v. Bobby Lee Davis

BARRETT, Circuit Judge.

Bobby Lee Davis was convicted by a jury of interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2312. On appeal he alleges that the trial court erred in: (1) the admission into evidence of his oral confession given to F.B.I. Agent John Feeney; (2) improper jury selection; and (3) denial of a fair trial as a result of a discussion between a witness and a juror, and another discussion between the prosecutor and a witness near a juror.

On March 23, 1971, Davis was driving a car on a highway near Santa Rosa, New Mexico, when he was stopped by patrolman…