UNITED STATES v. ROMANELLO

No. 83-2206.

726 F.2d 173 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anthony John ROMANELLO, Victor Antonio Mendez and Gerald Thomas Vertucci, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied April 18, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ramsey Clark, Lawrence W. Schilling, New York City, Harold Borg, Kew Gardens, N.Y., for Romanello and Mendez.

William W. Burge, Houston, Tex., for Vertucci.

James R. Gough, Ronald G. Woods, Asst. U.S. Attys., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, GEE and TATE, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 18, 1984.

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

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