United States v. Doyle Lee Sanders

This is an appeal from the denial of a motion for leave to file a belated notice of appeal. Appellant was found guilty by a jury of the offenses of interstate transportation of stolen property and of selling and disposing of stolen merchandise moving in interstate commerce, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2314, 2315. A judgment of conviction was entered on June 24, 1971, and appellant’s motion for new trial was overruled on July 30, 1971. Although the time for filing a notice of appeal had thus expired in August, 1971, see Fed.Rules Crim.Proc. 37(a), the present motion was not filed until…