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U.S. v. SCOTT

Nos. 87-3732, 87-3936 and 88-3081.

854 F.2d 697 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Fred SCOTT, Raymond Peacock and Lawrence Catha, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 25, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick Fanning, New Orleans, La., for Scott.

James A. McPherson, Metairie, La., for Peacock.

Mel Black, Miami, Fla., for Catha.

Robert J. Boitmann, Gerry Deegan, Cynthia R. Hawkins, Asst. U.S. Attys., New Orleans, La., for U.S.

Before WISDOM, RUBIN, and JONES, Circuit Judges.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

The defendants appeal their convictions on drug charges. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

I.

Scott, Peacock, Catha, and several others were indicted in a conspiracy to import marijuana into the United States from Colombia. Several of the co-defendants made plea bargains; only Scott, Peacock, Catha, and one other co-defendant went to trial. Peacock and Catha were convicted of conspiracy to import marijuana and importation...

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