UNITED STATES v. BERKOWITZ

No. 80-5537.

662 F.2d 1127 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald BERKOWITZ, Paul D'Alessandro, Kevin Van Coughnett, Bisan Vafaie, and Wendall Howell, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B.

December 7, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Entin, Schwartz, Angert & Dion, Ronald A. Dion, North Miami Beach, Fla., for Berkowitz.

Nancie G. Severs, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for Coughnett.

Marc S. Nurik, John F. O'Donnell, Plantation, Fla. (Court-Appointed), for Vafaie and D'Alessandro.

Stuart A. Tarlowe, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Court-Appointed), for Howell.

Bruce A. Zimet, Asst. U. S. Atty., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MORGAN, TJOFLAT and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


R. LANIER ANDERSON, III, Circuit Judge:

We are called upon to decide the appeals of five criminal defendants convicted after a jury trial in the Southern District of Florida of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and distribution of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. §§ 841(a)(1), 846, and 18 U.S.C.A. § 2 (West 1976). Appellants raise several overlapping and individual points concerning denial of motions...

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