UNITED STATES v. SLADE

Nos. 78-1333, 78-1409 to 78-1412 and 78-1419.

627 F.2d 293 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America v. John Roscoe SLADE, a/k/a "Slave", Appellant. UNITED STATES of America v. Odell JOHNSON, Jr., Appellant. UNITED STATES of America v. Arthur WATSON, Jr., a/k/a "Speed", Appellant. UNITED STATES of America v. George Norman MARSHALL, a/k/a "Little George", Appellant. UNITED STATES of America v. David REDD, a/k/a "Slim", Appellant. UNITED STATES of America v. John Robert JOHNSON, a/k/a "Stampede", Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 4, 1980.

As Amended July 11, 1980.

Rehearing Denied July 11, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Lumbard, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this Court), for appellant in No. 78-1333.

Robert A. W. Boraks, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this Court), for appellant in No. 78-1412.

William H. Jeffress, Jr., Washington, D. C. (appointed by this Court), for appellant in Nos. 78-1410 and 78-1411.

David Niblack, Washington, D. C., for appellant in No. 78-1409.

Gordon C. Rhea, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry, Peter E. George and Barry L. Leibowitz, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before BAZELON, Senior Circuit Judge, WILKEY, Circuit Judge, and PARKER, United States District Judge for the District of Columbia.


Opinion for the Court filed by District Judge BARRINGTON D. PARKER.

Concurring opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge BAZELON.

BARRINGTON D. PARKER, District Judge:

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