Word v. United States

MURRAH, Circuit Judge.

The appellant, Dale Word, was tried, ‘Convicted and sentenced to a term of four years’ imprisonment on an indictment returned in the District Court of Kansas, charging the interstate transportation of a •stolen motor vehicle, knowing the same to have been stolen. 18 U.S.C. § 2312. On appeal to this court in forma pauperis, he first complains of the refusal of the trial court to direct a verdict of acquittal at the close of the Government’s case on the grounds that it was insufficient to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

The owner of the 1949 Lincoln involved…