UNITED STATES v. HULSEY

No. 78-5772 Summary Calendar.

596 F.2d 125 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe Harold HULSEY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 31, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Whitney H. Cotney, Jacksonville, Fla. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

John J. Daley, Jr., U. S. Atty., John E. Lawlor, III, Asst. U. S. Atty., Jacksonville, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before AINSWORTH, GODBOLD and VANCE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Joe Harold Hulsey appeals his conviction for conspiracy to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. Hulsey challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and argues that the district court abused its discretion by imposing a harsher sentence upon him than upon his codefendants who pleaded guilty. We reject these contentions and affirm.

According to the testimony at trial and appellant's brief, Hulsey actively participated in negotiations...

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