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UNITED STATES v. MERIDA

No. 84-1066.

765 F.2d 1205 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dempsey Buford MERIDA, David Lee Merida, William Benjamin King, Tim Walker and Billy Ray Lilley, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 31, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brock Huffman, Michael J. Black, San Antonio, Tex. (court-appointed), for King.

Kent A. Schaffer, Houston, Tex., for Walker.

Robert O. Dawson, Austin, Tex., for David Merida.

Don Ervin, Houston, Tex., for Lilley.

Hugh Lowe, Austin, Tex., for Dempsey Buford Merida.

Edward C. Prado, U.S. Atty., John E. Murphy, Ms. Sidney Powell, Asst. U.S. Attys., San Antonio, Tex., for U.S.

Before GEE, POLITZ and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Following an eight-week trial, the jury returned verdicts of guilty on multiple counts of violations of the drug laws by Dempsey Buford Merida, David Lee Merida, William Benjamin King, Tim Walker, and Billy Ray Lilley. Defendants appeal, claiming various trial court errors. Finding no merit in any assignment of error, we affirm all convictions.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

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