UNITED STATES v. NIXON

No. 84-3721.

777 F.2d 958 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arthur Thomas NIXON, David L. Snoddy and Donald E. Gilbreth, Defendant-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 2, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Barnard, Asst. Fed. Public Defender, New Orleans, La., for Nixon.

Michael S. Fawer, Salvador G. Longoria, New Orleans, La., for Snoddy & Gilbreth.

John P. Volz, U.S. Atty., Peter G. Strasser, Asst. U.S. Atty., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before POLITZ, GARZA, and HILL, Circuit Judges:


GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Defendants were convicted of various counts involving the attempted purchase, possession, and distribution of over 40,000 pounds of marijuana. They appeal their convictions on several grounds, namely:

(1) that the government's conduct leading to the attempted purchase of marijuana was sufficiently outrageous to warrant dismissal of the indictment as a matter of law;

(2) that the district...

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