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UNITED STATES v. LEE

Nos. 83-2294, 83-2295, 83-2298 and 83-2613.

743 F.2d 1240 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jeffrey Dewayne LEE, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. James Edward NETTLE, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ed PAQUETTE, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. ONE PIPER NAVAJO MODEL PA 31, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed September 12, 1984.

Rehearing Denied October 23, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond C. Conrad, Jr., Federal Public Defender, W.D.M., Gregory K. Johnson, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Thomas J. Carlson, Springfield, Mo., Donald L. Ferguson, Donald L. Ferguson, Miami, Fla., for appellant.

Robert G. Ulrich, U.S. Atty., Michael A. Jones, Asst. U.S. Atty., Springfield, Mo., for appellee.

Before HEANEY, BRIGHT and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges.

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

A plane load of marijuana from Belize destined for an airport near the Lake of the Ozarks gives rise to this series of appeals. The plane was piloted by James E. Nettle. Because a transponder or beeper had been installed on the plane before it left Texas on the way to Belize, the plane was picked up by radar when it approached New Orleans on its return with the marijuana and was followed by first one and then another U.S. Customs Service...

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