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U.S. v. ELLENDER

Nos. 90-4403, 90-4475.

947 F.2d 748 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Stephen F. ELLENDER, Jim Swope, Roger Dale Collins, and Jim Bourgeois, Defendants-Appellants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carl TANGREDI, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 12, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia A. Thomas, Abbeville, La. (court-appointed), for Ellender.

J. Lomax Jordan, Jr., Lafayette, La. (court-appointed), for Swope.

Michael C. Piccione, Sr., Lafayette, La. (court-appointed), for Collins & Bourgeois.

William J. Flanagan, Josette L. Cassiere, Asst. Attys. Gen., Shreveport, La., for U.S.

J. Gary Trichter, Houston, Tex. (court-appointed), for C. Tangredi.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, REAVLEY and JONES, Circuit Judges.

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge.

These appeals are the remnants of an ambitious drug prosecution involving a cast of 187 defendants, scores of witnesses, numerous sailing vessels, many thousands of pounds of marijuana, and hundreds of kilograms of cocaine. Courtroom spectators heard accounts of great intrigue spanning several years and involving colorful characters, including a certain deposed Central American dictator. Twenty-three defendants, less than a sixth of...

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