UNITED STATES v. CHANYA

No. 82-1489 Summary Calendar.

700 F.2d 192 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Suchart CHANYA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 28, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Godfrey, Decker, McMackin, Shipman, McClane & Bourland, Richard L. Bourland, Fort Worth, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Ronald C.H. Eddins, Asst. U.S. Atty., Fort Worth, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEE, RANDALL, and TATE, Circuit Judges.


TATE, Circuit Judge:

The defendant Chanya was convicted of (a) importing more than one pound of heroin into the United States from Thailand, 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a), 960, and (b) of possession of more than one pound of heroin with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and sentenced to consecutive sentences. A codefendant ("Mr. P."), who had been indicted on these same charges, pleaded guilty and testified against Chanya at his trial.

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