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UNITED STATES v. BELLO

No. 75-4008.

532 F.2d 422 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph BELLO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 25, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. McCain, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., (Court appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Robert W. Rust, U. S. Atty., Grafton B. Wilson, II, Don R. Boswell, Asst. U. S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM and MORGAN, Circuit Judges, and LYNNE, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

Joseph Bello was found guilty by a jury of five counts of possession and distribution of cocaine. The convictions were based primarily on the testimony of two agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Peter Menedis and Billie Joe Church.

Menedis testified that he twice purchased cocaine from Ronald Eppinger, who told him the drugs came from Bello. After the second sale had taken place in Eppinger's apartment, Bello entered and Eppinger gave...

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