UNITED STATES v. CHESTER

No. 75-2457.

537 F.2d 173 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Michael CHESTER and Robert Byron Watson, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 27, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roman A. DeVille, Atlanta, Ga., for Chester.

Glenn Zell, Hudson John Myers, Atlanta, Ga., for Watson.

John W. Stokes, U. S. Atty., James E. Fagan, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MORGAN, CLARK and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 27, 1976.

MORGAN, Circuit Judge.

A federal court jury found appellants Chester and Watson, along with one other defendant, guilty of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, distribution of cocaine, and conspiracy to do those illegal acts.1 Appellant Chester also was convicted of possession of marihuana with intent to distribute.2 Three other...

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