UNITED STATES v. HAWKINS

No. 79-5617.

658 F.2d 279 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raymond Eugene HAWKINS, Carlos Gerdes, a/k/a Carlos San Ramon, James Louis Holland, Martin Marion Sneed, Jr., Clyde E. Sneed and Clifford J. Swiere, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

Rehearings Denied November 13, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Hannah, Jr., U. S. Atty., Tyler, Tex., David P. Baugh, Asst. U. S. Atty., Beaumont, Tex., William C. Bryson, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff-appellee.

James W. Lawson, Joseph S. Oteri, Judith H. Mizner, Boston, Mass., for Hawkins.

Gerald H. Goldstein, Mark Stevens, San Antonio, Tex., for Gerdes.

David B. Bonham, Groves, Tex., for Holland.

Stephen M. Rienstra, Port Arthur, Tex., for Martin M. Sneed, Jr., and Clyde E. Sneed.

Louis Dugas, Jr., Orange, Tex., for Swiere.

Before WISDOM, RUBIN and SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.


SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

In this case, six defendants appeal convictions and sentences received following a trial on a July 10, 1979 multiple-count indictment charging violations of, inter alia, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq. (counts 1-7); possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (counts 8-11); importing a controlled substance into the United States...

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