UNITED STATES v. POLOWICHAK

Nos. 84-5173(L), 84-5175, 84-5176, 84-5177 and 84-5198.

783 F.2d 410 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Steven J. POLOWICHAK, a/k/a David Dan Dennison, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Robert HOLSHUE, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Walter A.J. PRICKETT, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. William J. RAWLE, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. James A. RAWLE, Jr., Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Walter H. MALDONADO, a/k/a Carl Walter Wedemo, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Edward F. WIESMANN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided February 6, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah F. Crandall, Constance L. Rudnick (Gargiulo & McMenimen; Stephen H. Rosen, Lionel S. Lofton, O. Grady Query on brief) for appellants.

Thomas E. Booth (Henry Dargan McMaster, U.S. Atty., Dale L. DuTremble, Asst. U.S. Atty., Patty Merkamp Stemler, Dept. of Justice, Robert J. Erickson, Deputy Chief, Appellate Section, Dept. of Justice on brief) for appellee.

Before WINTER, Chief Judge, WILKINSON, Circuit Judge, and McMILLAN, United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina, sitting by designation.


HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:

Seven defendants1 appeal their jury convictions of various charges stemming from the importation of 111,600 pounds of marijuana, including violations of the Travel Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1952(a)(3). All of the defendants contend that the manner in which the district court conducted the trial deprived them of a fair trial, that the district court committed reversible...

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