UNITED STATES v. CRUZ

No. 85-8808.

805 F.2d 1464 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carlos Bienuenido CRUZ, Roberto Cruz, Stephen Cruz, Teresa Irwin, Phillip Warren Jones, Dave Thomas, and Arthur Liggins Strong, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

As Amended December 29, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilmer Parker III, Asst. U.S. Atty., Allen H. Moye, Sp. Asst. U.S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Jay L. Strongwater, court-appointed, Atlanta, Ga., for Carlos Cruz.

Eugene A. Medori, Jr., court-appointed, Decatur, Ga., for Roberto Cruz.

Gil Howard, court-appointed, Atlanta, Ga., for Stephen Cruz.

R.C. Cougill, court-appointed, Lilburn, Ga., for Teresa Irwin.

Thomas R. Moran, court-appointed, Atlanta, Ga., for Phillip Warren Jones.

Michael R. Hauptman, court-appointed, Atlanta, Ga., for Dave Thomas.

Daniel Kane, Atlanta, Ga., for Arthur Liggins Strong.

Before JOHNSON and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and GARZA, Senior Circuit Judge.


ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

This case involves a large conspiracy to distribute cocaine in the Southeastern United States. A grand jury indictment returned on April 15, 1985 charged seventeen defendants with eighteen counts of various narcotic and gun offenses.

Following a jury trial appellant Carlos Cruz, the alleged ringleader of the conspiracy, was found guilty of twelve counts of possessing cocaine with the intent...

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