U.S. v. HUGHES

No. 86-1247.

817 F.2d 268 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jim HUGHES, Wayne Richard Vincent, Issac Davis, Phillip Lee, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 25, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter M. Reaves, Jr. (Court-appointed), West, Tex., for Hughes & Lee.

Robert O. Harris, III (Court-appointed), Killeen, Tex., for Vincent.

Paul E. Gartner (Court-appointed), Waco, Tex., for Davis.

Thomas Booth, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEE, REAVLEY, and JONES, Circuit Judges.


EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

Appellants challenge their convictions arising out of a scheme to manufacture and distribute phenylacetone and methamphetamine, controlled substances, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841, 846. We affirm.

I. FACTS

In 1983, Kenneth Jean discussed with his former employer, appellant Hughes, his desire to produce and distribute methamphetamine. Jean confided in Hughes that he needed money to purchase laboratory equipment...

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