Martin Franklin Prince v. United States

Appellant was convicted by jury verdict on both counts of an indictment: the first count charging him with falsely pretending to be an officer and employee of the United States, acting under authority of the United States and, in such pretended character, obtaining certain automobile tires from a named party; and the second count charging him with transporting a stolen automobile from Duluth, Minnesota, to Hartsville, Tennessee, knowing that the automobile had been stolen. He was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment on the first count of the indictment and to four years on the second count,…