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U.S. v. McDONALD

Nos. 89-5269, 89-5549.

935 F.2d 1212 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Freddie Lee McDONALD, a/k/a Walter McDonald, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. Carlos PONTON, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 17, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angela L. Jacobs, Tallahassee, Fla., for Freddie L. McDonald.

Fred A. Schwartz and Raoul Cantero, Adorno, Zeder, Allen, Yoss, Bloomberg & Goodkind, Miami, Fla., for Carlos Ponton.

Dexter W. Lehtinen, U.S. Atty., Donna A. Bucella, Linda C. Hertz, Roberta K. Flowers, Anne R. Schultz, Harriett Galvin, Donna A. Bucella, and Lynne Lamprecht, Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for the U.S.

Before CLARK, Circuit Judge, and HILL and COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judges.

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

Defendants Carlos V. Ponton and Freddie Lee McDonald bring this appeal from their convictions on an indictment charging that they conspired to possess at least five kilograms of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. In addition, the government brings a cross-appeal from Ponton's sentencing.

I.

Posing as a seller of cocaine, an undercover DEA agent met with Ponton on July 26, 1988 to negotiate...

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