UNITED STATES v. SMITH

Nos. C.A. 78-1532, C.A. 78-1549 and C.A. 78-1620.

609 F.2d 1294 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arden Lee SMITH aka Alfredo Lama, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leroy JONES, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Doe CURLEY, aka Ernest Crayton, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

November 21, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Tanner, Michael C. Monson, Phoenix, Ariz., argued for defendants-appellants; Michael D. Kimerer, Phoenix, Ariz., on the brief.

Daniel R. Drake, Asst. U. S. Atty., Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WALLACE and TANG, Circuit Judges, and THOMPSON, District Judge.


GORDON THOMPSON, Jr., District Judge:

Arden Lee Smith, also known as Alfredo Lama (Lama), Leroy Jones, and John Doe Curley, also known as Ernest Crayton (Crayton), appeal their convictions under 21 U.S.C. § 846 (1976) for conspiracy to possess heroin and cocaine with intent to distribute. The issues concern (1) the sufficiency of the evidence to support their convictions and, as a related matter, the district judge...

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