United States v. Jack F. Garber

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Jack F. Garber was indicted under the Dyer Act for transporting in interstate commerce a stolen motor vehicle, knowing it to have been stolen. 18 U.S.C.A. § 2312. He was found guilty by a jury and was sentenced to five years in prison. He took the stand to testify as a witness in his own behalf, and the government introduced into evi*214dence his prior Dyer Act convictions to impeach his credibility.

On appeal, Garber contends that the prosecuting attorney committed reversible error when he argued to the jury that Garber’s prior convictions for the same crime showed…