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UNITED STATES v. ROPER

No. 83-5034.

716 F.2d 611 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. James ROPER, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided August 29, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Hughes, Greensboro, N.C., for appellant.

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

Before PHILLIPS, SPROUSE and ERVIN, Circuit Judges.

JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:

James Roper appeals his conviction for the importation of marijuana and methaqualone into the United States in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a), 960(a)(1). Roper contends that his right to a speedy trial was abridged and that he was improperly sentenced for his crimes. Finding no merit to these arguments, we affirm.

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