Truman Adonis Williams v. United States

381 F.2d 382 Truman Adonis WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. No. 21347. No. 21347-A. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. July 31, 1967. Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Montana; W. J. Jameson, Judge. Louis Forsell, Billings, Mont., for appellant. Moody Brickett, U. S. Atty., Arthur W. Ayers, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Billings, Mont., for appellee. Before BARNES and MERRILL, Circuit Judges, and VON DER HEYDT * , District Judge. PER CURIAM. 1 These are companion forma pauperis appeals from two different jury trials in the United States District Court for the District of Montana, Billings Division. 2 No. 21,347-A relates to a conviction for transportation of a motor vehicle in interstate commerce, knowing the same to have been stolen. ( 18 U.S.C. § 2312 .) 3 No. 21,347 relates to a conviction for transporting a firearm in interstate commerce, the bearer having been convicted of a felony. ( 15 U.S.C. § 902 (e).) 4 The appeal in No. 21,347-A was apparently abandoned, since no mention was made of it in briefs or in oral argument. The alleged errors relied upon in No. 21,347 were carefully heard and determined…