UNITED STATES v. MERRITT

Nos. 82-3689, 82-3736.

736 F.2d 223 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gary MERRITT and Cori Desroches, Defendants-Appellees. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles McGILL, John Hartsel, Patrick Murray a/k/a James Murphey, and Arthur Desroches, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearings Denied August 30, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Glass, New Orleans, La., Joel Hirschhorn, Harry M. Solomon, Miami, Fla., for Charles McGill.

Louis Vernell, North Miami Beach, Fla., for John Hartsel and James Murphy.

Robert N. Habans, Jr., New Orleans, La., for Arthur DesRoches.

Robert Steven Lemoine, New Orleans, La., for Cori DesRoches.

Louis Vernell, North Miami Beach, Fla., James G. Roth, Miami Beach, Fla., for Gary Merritt.

John Volz, U.S. Atty., Howat A. Peters, Jr., Harry W. McSherry, Asst. U.S. Attys., New Orleans, La., for the U.S.

Before TATE, JOLLY, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


Rehearings Denied in No. 82-3736 August 30, 1984.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Charles McGill, John Hartsel, Patrick Murray a/k/a James Murphey, and Arthur DesRoches appeal their convictions on drug trafficking charges.1 The United States appeals the judgments of acquittal granted by the district court to Cori DesRoches and Gary Merritt following a jury verdict of guilty as charged...

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