UNITED STATES v. TILLETT

Nos. 84-5252, 84-5253.

763 F.2d 628 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Carroll Zane TILLETT, a/k/a Frog, a/k/a Greenie, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Michael Dale ROGERS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided June 5, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph B. Cheshire, V, Raleigh, N.C. (Purser, Cheshire, Manning & Parker, Raleigh, N.C., on brief), for appellant Tillett.

Thomas F. Loflin, III, Durham, N.C. (Loflin & Loflin, Durham, N.C., on brief), for appellant Rogers.

Tommy E. Miller, Asst. U.S. Atty., Norfolk, Va. (William G. Otis, Asst. U.S. Atty., Elsie L. Munsell, U.S. Atty., Alexandria, Va., Lynn Leibovitz, third year law student, on brief), for appellee.

Before WIDENER and ERVIN, Circuit Judges, and BOYLE, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, sitting by designation.


WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

Carroll Zane Tillett and Michael Dale Rogers appeal their convictions of conspiracy to import marijuana in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) provisions of title 18. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961 et seq. Both defendants were convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 1962(d) for conspiring to violate 18 U.S.C. § 1962(c). We affirm.

In 1984, Tillett and Rogers were indicted along with several...

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