UNITED STATES v. LOONEY

Nos. 73-2002 to 73-2005, 73-2008 and 73-2009.

501 F.2d 1039 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Chester Ray LOONEY, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Bobby James SCATES, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Larry Eugene SEARCY, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Robert Edward GRUBB, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Edwin ACEVEDO, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. German ROSARIO, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided July 29, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Blackford, Charlotte, N. C., for appellant in Nos. 73-2002, 73-2003 and 73-2004.

Jerry W. Whitley, Charlotte, N. C., for appellant in No. 73-2005.

Laurence Jeffrey Weingard, New York City (Muschio, Weingard & Broudny, New York City, on brief), for appellant in No. 73-2008.

Ronald J. Veneziano, New York City [Court-appointed counsel] (Mario & Veneziano, New York City, on brief), for appellant in No. 73-2009.

David B. Sentelle, Asst. U. S. Atty. (Keith S. Snyder, U. S. Atty., on brief), for appellee in Nos. 73-2002, 73-2003, 73-2004, 73-2005, 73-2008 and 73-2009.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, and WINTER and CRAVEN, Circuit Judges.


WINTER, Circuit Judge:

Nine defendants were indicted in a single count indictment for conspiracy to violate divers provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 922 relating to the possession, sale and transportation of firearms. Of the nine, one has never been apprehended, five pleaded guilty, and three pleaded not guilty but were convicted in a jury trial. All were sentenced to the maximum term of five years, notwithstanding that in...

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