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UNITED STATES v. WELCH

No. 86-4104.

810 F.2d 485 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wilton A. WELCH, Jr., and Wilton A. Welch, III, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 6, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie Epps, Jackson, Miss. (Court-appointed), for Welch, Jr.

Robert W. Sneed, Jackson, Miss. (Court-appointed), for Welch, III.

Ruth R. Hams, Asst. U.S. Atty., and George Phillips, U.S. Atty., Jackson, Miss., for the U.S.

Before VAN GRAAFEILAND, HIGGINBOTHAM, and JONES, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Defendants appeal their conviction under 21 U.S.C. § 846 of conspiracy to "manufacture, distribute and possess with intent to distribute phenylacentone and methamphetamine." They argue that the jury charge did not sufficiently explain their defense that they were acting under a reasonable belief that they were cooperating with the FBI, that the 23-month delay from arraignment until...

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