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UNITED STATES v. BYNUM

Nos. 76-2973, 76-3085, 76-3015.

566 F.2d 914 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry BYNUM, John G. "Doc" Clark, Nuburn Hester and William James Becker, Defendants-Appellants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anthony D'ANGELO, and William James Becker, Defendants-Appellants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William James BECKER, and Charles Joseph Procacci, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearings Denied March 20, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lex Taylor, Lakeland, Fla., for Bynum.

Jack T. Edmund and John Robert Howes, Bartow, Fla., for Clark and Hester.

John J. Chamblee, Jr., Tampa, Fla. (court-appointed), for Becker.

D. Frank Winkles, Manuel M. Garcia, Tampa, Fla., for D'Angelo.

Phillip Carlton, Jr., Thomas A. Wills, (argued), on the brief, Tampa, Fla., for Procacci.

John L. Briggs, U. S. Atty., Jacksonville, Fla., Terry A. Smiljanich, Asst. U. S. Atty., Tampa, Fla., for the U. S. in Nos. 76-2973 and 76-3085.

J. V. Eskenazi, U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., T. George Gilinsky, Sp. Atty., Criminal Appellate Section, Criminal Div., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Atlee W. Wampler, III, Organized Crime & Racketeering Section, Dept. of Justice, John J. Klein, Michael W. Farrell, Attys., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for the U. S. in No. 76-3015.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, RONEY and FAY, Circuit Judges.

FAY, Circuit Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION

This decision encompasses numerous issues and numerous defendants involved in three trials in the district courts in Florida. The reason for their consolidation in one opinion is the existence of a common defendant who allegedly headed interstate auto theft rings operating in three cities in Florida — Lakeland, Tampa, and Miami. We will discuss each case separately with references to the others where necessary....

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