United States v. Alphonso T. Johnson

SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:

Appellant was indicted and tried jointly with Charles W. Edwards, Jr., on three counts respectively charging grand larceny of an automobile,1 2unauthorized use of that automobile,8 and grand larceny of the engine from another automobile.3 The trial, to a jury, eventuated in Edwards’ acquittal on each count and appellant’s conviction on all three. This appeal challenges the conviction on a num*1162ber of grounds, each of which we have examined assiduously. Having done so, we find no error affecting substantial rights, and so we affirm.

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On the morning of…