UNITED STATES v. BENT

Nos. 81-5491, 81-5595 Non-Argument Calendar.

707 F.2d 1190 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eusebio Whittaker BENT, Jose Compaz Cuerro, Ramon Antonio Pena Bello, Jose Gutierez, Victor Paredes, Victor Quinones, Robert P. Ybarra, Milton Brinkley Payne, Defendants-Appellants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jason Newball STEELE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 12, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. McGee, Asst. U.S. Atty., Tallahassee, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Philip J. Padovano, Tallahassee, Fla. (Court-appointed), for Cuerro.

Roger D. Patterson, Panama City, Fla. (Court-appointed), for Bello.

L. Sanford Selvey, II, Tallahassee, Fla. (Court-appointed), for Gutierez.

Baya Harrison, III, Tallahassee, Fla. (Court-appointed), for Paredes.

William F. Wager, Jr., Panama City, Fla. (Court-appointed), for Quinones.

Robert J. Vossler, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Tallahassee, Fla. (Court-appointed), for Payne.

Thomas S. Keith, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Pensacola, Fla. (Court-appointed), for appellant Bent.

Roy L. Glass, Tampa, Fla. (Court-appointed), for Steele.

Before HILL, KRAVITCH and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 12, 1983.

PER CURIAM:

As part of a continuing undercover operation, several Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents posed as a marijuana off-load crew available for hire. Sam and Dwight Ward, Darrell Prows, and Daniel McGuiness hired the crew to unload a shipment of marijuana that was to be brought by boat from South America. The details of the off-load operation were discussed at several meetings held during...

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