UNITED STATES v. WILLIAMS

Nos. 86-1082 to 86-1084.

809 F.2d 75 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Edward WILLIAMS, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Andrew BLANDIN, a/k/a "Zigzag" "Jigsaw," Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Anthony TATE, a/k/a "Coco," Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 31, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Laymon, Boston, Mass., for appellant Andrew Blandin.

John C. Doherty, Andover, Mass., for appellant Edward Williams.

William A. Brown with whom Brown & Prince, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for appellant Anthony Tate.

Oliver C. Mitchell, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom William F. Weld, U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., was on brief for appellee.

Before BOWNES and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judges, and CARTER, District Judge.


GENE CARTER, District Judge.

On August 12, 1985, a United States grand jury sitting in Boston returned a one-count indictment charging numerous defendants, allegedly members of an organization known as the Capsule Boys, with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute heroin and cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. The present appeal arises from the joint trial of defendants Edward Williams, Andrew Blandin, and Anthony Tate, against...

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