UNITED STATES v. SCAIFE

Nos. 83-5666, 83-5717.

749 F.2d 338 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wayne SCAIFE (83-5666), Terrence Vessells (83-5717), Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided November 29, 1984.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied January 21, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike Etoch (argued), Helena, Ark., James P. Diamond, Jackson, Tenn., for defendant-appellant in No. 83-5666.

Edward Chandler, Memphis, Tenn., for defendant-appellant in No. 83-5717.

W. Hickman Ewing, Jr., U.S. Atty., Timothy R. DiScenza, R. Larry Brown, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Memphis, Tenn., for U.S.

Before MARTIN and CONTIE, Circuit Judges, and DOWD, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 21, 1985.

CONTIE, Circuit Judge.

Terrence Vessells and Wayne Scaife appeal their criminal convictions resulting from a jury trial. Both were convicted of conspiracy to violate the Hobbs Act, see 18 U.S.C. § 1951 (Count I), and of aiding and abetting the unlawful possession of firearms during the commission of a felony, see 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 924(c)(2) (Count II). Moreover, Vessells...

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