U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1974

United States v. Stirewalt

United States v. Stirewalt
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided May 8, 1974
493 F.2d 1110; 1974 U.S. App. LEXIS 8738 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

United States v. Stirewalt

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM:

A jury convicted Stirewalt of transporting a stolen aircraft in interstate commerce,1 concealing it,2 and having a false registration number painted on it.3 On appeal his sole contention is that the evidence adduced at trial was insufficient to support his conviction.

We find his contention to be without merit. The Government’s evidence showed that the aircraft was stolen from an airport in Orange County, California ; that Stirewalt landed it in Tarrant County, Texas, representing himself to be Dr. Nystrom, the airplane’s true owner; and that Stirewalt employed one Po-plawski to paint a false registration number on the aircraft. Thus there was ample evidence to support Stirewalt’s conviction on all counts. See Barnes v. United States, 1973, 412 U.S. 837, 93 S. Ct. 2357, 37 L.Ed.2d 380; Glasser v. United States, 1942, 315 U.S. 60, 62 S. Ct. 457, 86 L.Ed. 680.

Affirmed.

. 18 U.S.C.A. § 2312.

. 18 U.S.C.A. § 2313.

. 49 U.S.C.A. § 1472(b).

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