UNITED STATES v. COLLINS

Nos. 84-5472, 84-5499.

779 F.2d 1520 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard COLLINS, John Charles Chaplin, Robert Wells, Defendants-Appellants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael RICHARDSON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 14, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Cagney, III, P.A., Miami, Fla., Sheryl J. Lowenthal, Coral Gables, Fla., for R. Collins.

Bennie Lazzara, Jr., Tampa, Fla., for J. Chaplin.

Douglas L. Williams, P.A., Miami, Fla., for R. Wells.

Joel Hirschhorn, P.A., Miami, Fla., for M. Richardson.

William Norris, Asst. U.S. Atty., Miami, Fla., plaintiff-appellee.

Before HATCHETT and CLARK, Circuit Judges, and ALLGOOD, District Judge.


HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

Appellants urge reversal in this multi-thousand pound marijuana importation case on a multitude of grounds, including denial of assistance of counsel, sentencing errors, admissibility of evidence, double jeopardy, and prosecutorial misconduct. We affirm.

FACTS

The Drug Enforcement Administration conducted a two-year undercover drug investigation in Collier County, Florida, code named "Operations Everglades." During the investigation...

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