UNITED STATES v. DIXON

Nos. 76-1426, 76-1347.

547 F.2d 1079 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sammie Jud DIXON, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Adolph GREENLEAF, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

December 22, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel G. Jackson, Jr., Deputy Federal Public Defender (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for Adolph Greenleaf.

Joan Celia Lavine (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for Sammie Jud Dixon.

Wilfred H. Hearn, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CHAMBERS and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges, and JAMESON, District Judge.


ANTHONY M. KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Greenleaf and Dixon, along with codefendant Feazel, were tried and convicted by a jury for conspiring to distribute heroin, a violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1). This appeal followed.

Porter, a government informant, and appellant Greenleaf had known each other for about two years. The alleged conspiracy began when Greenleaf met with Porter at a beauty...

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