U.S. v. ALEMAN

No. 78-5452.

592 F.2d 881 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Fidel ALEMAN and Rogelio Hernandez Vela, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 6, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennie E. Ray, Brownsville, Tex., for Aleman and Vela.

J. A. Canales, U. S. Atty., George A. Kelt, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Houston, Tex., John P. Smith, Asst. U. S. Atty., Brownsville, Tex., James R. Gough, John M. Potter, Asst. U. S. Attys., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before JONES, CLARK and GEE, Circuit Judges.


CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:

On January 31, 1978, a federal grand jury issued a fourteen-count indictment accusing seven persons of participating in the importation and distribution of illicit drugs. Three counts of the indictment included allegations against both Juan Fidel Aleman and Rogelio Hernandez Vela. Count one asserted that Aleman, Vela, and others had conspired to import heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §...

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