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UNITED STATES v. MEINSTER

Nos. 79-5025, 79-5026.

619 F.2d 1041 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Robert MEINSTER a/k/a Robbie, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Robert PLATSHORN (a/k/a Bob Auction, a/k/a Bob Knapp, a/k/a Bob Elliott), Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided April 18, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark E. Kogan, Philadelphia, Pa., (Dennis J. Cogan, Gilbert B. Abramson, Philadelphia, Pa., Frederick D. Anderson, Wilmington, N. C., on brief), for appellants.

Herman E. Gaskins, Jr., Sp. Asst. U. S. Atty., Raleigh, N. C., (George M. Anderson, U. S. Atty., Raleigh, N. C., on brief), for appellee.

Before HALL and MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judges, and PERRY, District Judge.

K. K. HALL, Circuit Judge:

Robert Platshorn and Robert Meinster appeal from convictions under 21 U.S.A. § 952(a), 960(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 for aiding and abetting the importation of marijuana. They present numerous claims of error; only two need discussion: (1) Whether appellants are entitled to a new trial because the government allowed its key witness to give false testimony regarding offers of leniency, and (2) Whether the evidence presented was sufficient...

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