UNITED STATES v. FRANCIS

Nos. 79-5285, 79-5441.

646 F.2d 251 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Fernando FRANCIS, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Clara FRANCIS, Appellant, and Fernando Francis, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided April 24, 1981.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied June 30, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilfred Rice, Detroit, Mich., Fernando Francis, pro se, for appellant and defendant-appellant.

James K. Robinson, U. S. Atty., Joseph E. Papelian, Asst. U. S. Atty., Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before ENGEL, KEITH and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 30, 1981.

CORNELIA G. KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Fernando Francis appeals his conviction by a jury of possessing five grams of heroin with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). In addition, Francis and his mother, Clara Francis, appeal the District Court's ruling that neither established a claim to lawful possession of approximately...

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