UNITED STATES v. HYSON

Nos. 82-1837, 82-1838 and 82-1911.

721 F.2d 856 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Robert HYSON, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Edward ENNIS, a/k/a "Tiger", Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Richard GOMES, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 23, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. DeSimone, Providence, R.I., with whom Robert S. Ciresi, North Providence, R.I., was on brief, for Robert Hyson.

Edward J. Romano, Providence, R.I., with whom John F. Cicilline, Providence, R.I., was on brief, for Edward Ennis and Richard Gomes.

William C. Bryson, Attorney, Washington, D.C., with whom Lincoln C. Almond, U.S. Atty., and Edwin J. Gayle, Sp. Atty., were on brief, for appellee.

Before CAMPBELL, Chief Judge, BOWNES, Circuit Judge, and PEREZ-GIMENEZ, District Judge.


BOWNES, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by defendants-appellants Richard Gomes, Edward Ennis and Robert Hyson from jury convictions of conspiring with Federick Martineau to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute heroin, marijuana, hashish and cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846.1 Gomes and Ennis have filed consolidated briefs; Hyson has appealed separately. We reverse the...

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