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UNITED STATES v. CARTER

No. 82-8053.

721 F.2d 1514 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James Bazel CARTER, a/k/a "Red", Lemuel Sellers Morris, Thomas Edgar Morris, Larry W. Jackson, James Holt Griffin, James Washington Griffin, a/k/a "J.W.", Suzette Slade Jackson, Joe Veston Lightsey, Charlotte Lightsey, and Robert Wayne Sapp, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 13, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald A. Dion, North Miami Beach, Fla., for Carter.

Lewis M. Groover, Jr., Atlanta, Ga., court-appointed, for Sapp.

William H. Glover, Jr., Brunswick, Ga., court-appointed, for James Holt Griffin.

Edward T.M. Garland, Steven H. Sadow, Atlanta, Ga., for Lemuel Morris and James W. Griffin.

M. Theodore Solomon, Alma, Ga., for Thomas Morris.

Robert Killian, Brunswick, Ga., court-appointed, for Joe V. Lightsey.

John P. Rivers, Brunswick, Ga., court-appointed, for Charlotte Lightsey.

Frank J. Pretrella, Atlanta, Ga., for Larry and Suzette Jackson.

Mervyn Hamburg, Crim. Div., Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before JOHNSON and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges, and ALLGOOD, District Judge.

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION

Typical of prosecutions under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 1961 et seq., the present case involves ten appellants charged and convicted under various counts of a seven count indictment; the common thread connecting the appellants is found in their association with and participation in a drug smuggling and bribery ring operating in and around Appling...

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