United States v. Turley

THOMSEN, Chief Judge.

The motion to dismiss the information in this case raises the question whether an automobile is “stolen", within the meaning of Title 18 U.S.C.A. § 2312, if the defendant obtained possession from thé owner lawfully, but thereafter, and before he drove it across the state line, decided to convert it to his own use. That question has troubled the courts and the enforcement agencies for many years; the amended information in this case was drawn to raise it squarely; and the United States Attorney and court appointed counsel for the defendant have briefed it fully and ably.

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