UNITED STATES v. WOOTEN

Nos. 81-5266 to 81-5268.

688 F.2d 941 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Willard Raymond WOOTEN, Appellant, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Donald James HUNT, a/k/a Danny Hunt, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ralph JUSTIZ, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided September 3, 1982.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 2, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan E. Weinstein, Miami Beach, Fla. (Richard J. Preira, Miami Beach, Fla., on brief), for appellant Willard Raymond Wooten.

Robert W. Johnson, Wilmington, N. C., on brief, for appellant Donald James Hunt.

Donald James Hunt, pro se on brief.

Melvyn Kessler, Miami, Fla., on brief, for appellant Ralph Justiz.

Sara Criscitelli, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C. (Samuel T. Currin, U. S. Atty., Raleigh, N. C., on brief), for appellee.

Murray Janus, Richmond, Va., Alan Ellis, Philadelphia, Pa., and Joseph Beeler, Miami, Fla., on brief, for amicus curiae The Nat. Ass'n of Crim. Defense Lawyers, Inc.

Before RUSSELL, WIDENER and CHAPMAN, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied November 2, 1982.

DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:

The defendants-appellants, Willard Raymond Wooten, Donald James Hunt, and Ralph Justiz, along with a number of others not involved in this appeal,1 were indicted for conspiracy to import, for importation of, and for possession with intent to distribute marijuana.2 After a trial, all three defendants were convicted...

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