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UNITED STATES v. BOCKIUS

No. 77-5128.

564 F.2d 1193 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert BOCKIUS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 22, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Selig I. Goldin, Gainesville, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

Jack V. Eskenazi, U. S. Atty., Nathaniel H. Speights, Asst. U. S. Atty., Joel C. Fanning, Sp. Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM and GEE, Circuit Judges, and VAN PELT, District Judge.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

L-cocaine or D-cocaine? That is the question. There are eight isomers of cocaine, but allegedly the only illegal form is the L-cocaine isomer.1

Robert Bockius was charged with knowingly importing cocaine into the United States in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952(a) and 960(a)(1) and possessing cocaine with intent to distribute it in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The defendant complains that the...

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