UNITED STATES v. ESCOBAR

No. 81-4059.

674 F.2d 469 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jorge E. ESCOBAR, David Earl Ervin, Sr., Michael Richard Layman, Eladio Jorge Alonso, Tomas Alfredo Lastre, Danilo J. Perez, Luis Ferro-Perez, John Walter Sparrow, Armando Ernesto Herrera a/k/a Armando Pedro Alanis, Jose Edward Alanis, Rolando Ortiz-Costumero and Hector Ricardo Manso, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 30, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James K. Dukes, Hattiesburg, Miss., Harold F. Keefe, Coral Gables, Fla., Ronald A. Dion, No. Miami Beach, Fla., for defendants-appellants.

Jerry A. Davis, Asst. U.S. Atty., Biloxi, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, THORNBERRY and GARZA, Circuit Judges.


GARZA, Circuit Judge:

In a four-count indictment, appellants were charged with conspiracy to import marihuana into the United States,1 conspiracy to possess marihuana with the intent to distribute,2 importation of marihuana3 and possession of marihuana with the intent to distribute.4 After pleading not guilty...

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