UNITED STATES v. BURNS

Nos. 78-1945 to 78-1947.

624 F.2d 95 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael Henry BURNS, Vincent M. Andrade, Britt Lance Reynolds, Defendant-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided March 31, 1980.

Rehearing Denied July 14, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy E. Rice, Asst. U. S. Atty., Denver, Colo. (Joseph F. Dolan, U. S. Atty., Denver, Colo., on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Joseph Saint-Veltri, Denver, Colo. (Robert S. Berger of Davies & Saint-Veltri, Denver, Colo., on the brief), for defendant-appellant Michael Henry Burns.

Harley W. Shaver, Denver, Colo. (E. Michael Canges of Canges & Shaver, Denver, Colo., on the brief), for defendant-appellant Vincent M. Andrade.

Victor L. Abbo of Abbo & Lass, Boulder, Colo., for defendant-appellant Britt Lance Reynolds.

Before SETH, Chief Judge, HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge, and BOHANON, District Judge.


BOHANON, District Judge.

Michael Burns, Vincent Andrade and Britt Reynolds appeal convictions of possessing cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).

Subsequent to an informer's tip by the San Diego office of the Drug Enforcement Administration to Denver agents, on July 28, 1978, Burns and Andrade were observed departing a San Diego to Denver flight, with Burns carrying a briefcase and Andrade carrying a small flight bag...

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