Everett R. Broom v. United States

Broom appeals from his conviction under 18 U.S.C.A. § 2313. 1 The indictment charged Broom with the sale of a stolen automobile in interstate commerce, and the facts on trial conclusively demonstrated that he sold in Tahoka, Texas an automobile which had been stolen six days earlier in Illinois. As the title papers to effectuate the transfer from Broom were purportedly executed at about this time in Oklahoma, there was ample basis for the jury to conclude that the vehicle was still in the required interstate movement.

The critical issue is knowledge by Broom that it was a stolen car. Of course…