UNITED STATES v. ALVAREZ

No. 77-5040.

580 F.2d 1251 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pedro L. ALVAREZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 28, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard H. Dempsey, Jr., Tampa, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

William T. Moore, Jr., U. S. Atty., Augusta, Ga., Elizabeth C. Chalker, Asst. U. S. Atty., Savannah, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HILL, RUBIN and VANCE, Circuit Judges.


JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:

On July 28, 1976, Pedro L. Alvarez was found guilty by a jury on all counts of a three-count indictment charging him with (1) conspiracy to import, distribute and possess marijuana, (2) importation of marijuana, and (3) possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Appellant Alvarez urges that his trial attorney's simultaneous representation of both appellant and two codefendants who pled guilty and testified at his trial as government...

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