UNITED STATES v. SMITH

No. 73-3930.

504 F.2d 560 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Deloras SMITH, Allen Thomas, and Whitney McZeal, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 21, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ross Scaccia, New Orleans, La. (Court-appointed), for Smith.

Arthur L. Harris, Sr., New Orleans, La., for Thomas and McZeal.

Gerald Gallinghouse, U. S. Atty., Cornelius R. Heusel, Mary Williams Cazalas, Asst. U. S. Attys., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge and AINSWORTH and DYER, Circuit Judges.


DYER, Circuit Judge:

Thomas, McZeal, and Smith appeal from their jury convictions for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 846. We affirm.

All appellants contest the sufficiency of the evidence used to convict them. Viewing the evidence and the reasonable inferences to be drawn therefrom in the light most favorable to the government, Glasser v. United States, 1942, 315 U...

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