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UNITED STATES v. THOMAS

Nos. 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281 and 348, Docket 84-1010, 84-1024, 84-1025, 84-1026, 84-1027, 84-1028, 84-1041 and 84-1023.

757 F.2d 1359 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Kenneth THOMAS, Guy Thomas Fisher, Ishmael Muhammed, Frank Alphonse James, Thomas Forman, Wallace Rice, James Wheelings, Elmer Thomas Morris, Jr., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided March 11, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Kunstler, New York City (Robert H. Gombiner, Mark B. Gombiner, Ronald L. Kuby, New York City, of counsel), for appellant G.T. Fisher.

David A. DePetris, New York City (Genay Ann Leitman, Law Offices of David A. DePetris, New York City, of counsel), for appellant W. Rice.

Guy L. Heinemann, New York City, for appellant J. Wheelings.

Maurice H. Sercarz, New York City, for appellant K. Thomas.

Martin Geduldig, New York City, for appellant E.T. Morris, Jr.

Barry M. Fallick, New York City (Rochman, Platzer & Fallick, New York City, of counsel), for appellant I. Muhammed.

Frank A. Lopez, Brooklyn, N.Y., for appellant T. Forman.

James T. Moriarty, New York City, for appellant F.A. James.

Benito Romano, Asst. U.S. Atty., S.D. N.Y., New York City (Rudolph W. Giuliani, U.S. Atty., S.D.N.Y., Jess T. Fardella, Barry A. Bohrer, Asst. U.S. Attys., S.D.N.Y., New York City, of counsel), for appellee United States.

Before NEWMAN, CARDAMONE and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge.

Eight defendants appeal from their convictions in the Southern District of New York on January 12, 1984 following a six-week trial before United States District Judge Milton Pollack and a jury. All defendants were tried under a 15 count indictment that charged narcotics, firearm and RICO violations of the most serious sort. Four of the defendants received life sentences and the other four were sentenced to terms ranging from 20 to 51 years...

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