William Lander Bell v. United States

ELY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant was charged by indictment with having unlawfully transported a stolen motor vehicle in interstate commerce. 18 U.S.C. § 2312. He appeals after having been convicted in a jury trial and committed under the provisions of the Federal -Youth Corrections Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 5005-5026. Insofar as they are material to the issues presented here, the facts are as follows:

The Police Department of Las Vegas, Nevada, had been informed that a fugitive suspected of robbery in California would be driving a 1966 Chevrolet Corvette automobile, yellow in color and bearing California…