UNITED STATES v. ROYALS

No. 85-4411 Summary Calendar.

777 F.2d 1089 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Robert ROYALS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 10, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rex K. Jones, Hattiesburg, Miss., George Gunter, Petal, Miss., for defendant-appellant.

Jan Nielsen Little, Reid N. Weingarten, Public Integrity Section, Crim.Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RUBIN, REAVLEY and HILL, Circuit Judges.


REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Robert Royals was convicted of conspiracy to import marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 963 (1982). He argues that (1) the district court erred by failing to dismiss his indictment due to pre-indictment delay, (2) the grand jury which indicted him was wrongfully empanelled, and (3) the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. We affirm.

FACTS

Defendant Royals and Drew Fairchild were partners in...

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