UNITED STATES v. SOCKWELL

No. 82-3362 Summary Calendar.

699 F.2d 213 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gary SOCKWELL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Certiorari Denied May 16, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Mulvehill, Federal Public Defender, Virginia L. Schlueter, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

John P. Volz, U.S. Atty., Patrick J. Fanning, Harry W. McSherry, Jr., Asst. U.S. Attys., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RUBIN, JOHNSON and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


Certiorari Denied May 16, 1983. See 103 S.Ct. 2106.

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

This case involves a grandiose episode of the smuggling of 150,000 pounds of marihuana into Louisiana from the nation of Colombia. It features a nefarious voyage ending in fire and a sunken ship. The smuggling was accomplished, but the concocted alibi of the smugglers collapsed.

Appellant Gary Sockwell was a member of the five man crew which sailed the M/V NOORDERKROON...

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