UNITED STATES v. KLEIN

Nos. 75-2023, 76-3702.

560 F.2d 1236 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William E. KLEIN, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 14, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robyn Greene, Miami, Fla. (Court-Appointed), Marc Cooper, Miami, Fla., for Klein.

Jack V. Eskenazi, U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., Mark S. Geraghty, Crim. Div., Narcotic & Drug Sec., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Jamie L. Whitten, Asst. U. S. Atty., Coral Gables, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee in No. 75-2023.

Jack V. Eskenazi, U. S. Atty., Karen L. Atkinson, Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., Jamie L. Whitten, Asst. U. S. Atty., Coral Gables, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee in No. 76-3702.

Before WISDOM, SIMPSON and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges.


SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:

William Klein was convicted on charges of conspiracy, distribution, and possession arising out of a scheme to import cocaine from Colombia to the United States. In this appeal he makes several allegations of error, all of which we find to be without merit. We thus affirm his conviction on all counts. Two points warrant discussion.

I. THE FACTS

Eli Hellman and William Klein were indicted on three counts:1...

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