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UNITED STATES v. ESCALANTE

No. 78-2794.

637 F.2d 1197 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Albert ESCALANTE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 29, 1980.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing August 27, 1980.

Certiorari Denied October 6, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel G. Jackson, Jr., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Daniel J. Gonzales, Los Cruces, N. M., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WRIGHT and WALLACE, Circuit Judges, and HOFFMAN, District Judge.

Certiorari Denied October 6, 1980. See 101 S.Ct. 154.

WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Escalante, together with others, was indicted for participation in a smuggling ring which allegedly imported some 300 to 500 kilograms of heroin from Mexico with a wholesale value as high as $12,000,000. While Escalante was charged with membership in both a conspiracy to import and a conspiracy to distribute, he was convicted only of the...

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