UNITED STATES v. RITCH

No. 77-1348.

583 F.2d 1179 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. John Carlyle RITCH, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 22, 1978.

Certiorari Denied November 13, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Krasnoo, Boston, Mass., by appointment of the court, and Norris, Kozodoy & Krasnoo, Boston, Mass., on brief for appellant.

Julio Morales Sanchez, U. S. Atty., and Jose A. Quiles, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Juan, P. R., on brief for appellee.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, CAMPBELL and BOWNES, Circuit Judges.


Certiorari Denied November 13, 1978. See 99 S.Ct. 463.

COFFIN, Chief Judge.

Defendant-appellant was indicted for possession and importation of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 952(a), following his arrest at the San Juan International Airport on April 28, 1976. When appellant failed to appear for trial of the drug charges on August 23, 1976, his bail was forfeited and an indictment was returned charging him with violation of 18...

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