UNITED STATES v. GOULD

Nos. 75-1808, 75-1826.

536 F.2d 216 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Charles Eldon GOULD, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Joseph Patrick CAREY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 6, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond J. Gazzo, Des Moines, Iowa, for appellants; William L. Kutmus, Des Moines, Iowa, on brief, for appellant, Joseph Patrick Carey.

Allen L. Donielson, U.S. Atty., Paul A. Zoss and George H. Perry, Asst. U.S. Attys., Des Moines, Iowa, for appellee.

Before GIBSON, Chief Judge, and HEANEY and WEBSTER, Circuit Judges.


GIBSON, Chief Judge.

Defendants, Charles Gould and Joseph Carey, were convicted of conspiring to import (Count I) and actually importing (Count II) cocaine from Colombia, South America, into the United States in violation of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act. 21 U.S.C. § 951 et seq. (1970). Both defendants received five-year sentences on each count to run concurrently, as well as a special parole term of three years.

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