UNITED STATES v. WILLIAMS

No. 73-1145.

499 F.2d 52 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ballard WILLIAMS, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 28, 1974.

Rehearing Denied June 21, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald F. Lucey, Boston Mass., with whom Moulton, Looney, Mazzone, Falk & Markham and Robert Y. Murray, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for appellant.

Alan R. Hoffman, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom James N. Gabriel, U. S. Atty., was on brief, for appellee.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, McENTEE and CAMPBELL, Circuit Judges.


LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

After two days of trial, Ballard Williams pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin and to possession with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846. The district court, which had reviewed a presentence report and heard argument from Williams and his counsel, sentenced Williams to 12 years in prison with a 5 year special parole term, three years less imprisonment than the government had recommended...

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