UNITED STATES v. BLAND

No. 80-3090.

653 F.2d 989 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert B. BLAND, Inocente Ruben-Morell, Florencio Agustin-Mayor, Augustin Viviano Castro, Alberto Mark and Lorenzo Aros, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

August 17, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Lawrence, New Orleans, La., for Bland.

Michael J. Osman, Robert M. Duboff, Miami, Fla., for all other defendants-appellants.

John P. Volz, U.S. Atty., Michael Schatzow, Ronald A. Fonseca, Asst. U.S. Attys., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before COLEMAN, GARZA and SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.


COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.

Robert B. Bland, Inocente Ruben-Morell, Florencio Agustin-Mayor, Augustin Viviano Castro, Alberto Mark, and Lorenzo Aros were all convicted of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 18.1 tons of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C., Section 841(a)(1) and 846 (1976). Each defendant received a sentence of five years imprisonment plus a special parole term of fifteen years.

On appeal, all defendants argue that the District...

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