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UNITED STATES v. JOHNSTON

Nos. 85-1268, 85-1269 and 85-1281.

784 F.2d 416 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ralph JOHNSTON, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Michael ANDREWS, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Edward RIST, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 20, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Egbert, Boston, Mass., with whom Edward J. Romano, Providence, R.I., were on brief, for defendant, appellant Ralph Johnston.

James R. Rosencranz, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for defendant, appellant Michael Andrews.

Francis J. DiMento, and DiMento & Sullivan, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for defendant, appellant Edward Rist.

E. Sydney Hanlon, Asst. U.S. Atty., and William F. Weld, U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., were on brief, for appellee.

Before COFFIN and BREYER, Circuit Judges, WYZANSKI, Senior District Judge.

COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Appellants Ralph Johnston, Michael Andrews, and Edward Rist appeal from jury convictions on narcotics charges. They raise numerous claims challenging the legality of their convictions. We reject these claims, and affirm the judgment of the district court.

The facts as presented at trial showed that the three appellants and others conspired during Memorial Day weekend in 1982 to bring a multi-ton load of marijuana into the Fairhaven,...

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