UNITED STATES v. NEWCOMB

No. 73-1659.

488 F.2d 190 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Steven Paul NEWCOMB and Wayne E. Lucas, Jr., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 17, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murray M. Silver, Atlanta, Ga., for defendants-appellants.

Robert W. Rust, U. S. Atty., Kerry J. Nahoom, Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GODBOLD, DYER and GEE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellants Newcomb and Lucas were tried before a jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida and found guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute some 80 pounds of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. We have considered each of the seven points raised on appeal and conclude that, while two merit discussion herein, none requires reversal of their convictions.

Although each appellant took...

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