U.S. v. ADAMS

Nos. 91-3356, 91-3680 and 91-3691.

1 F.3d 1566 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James A. ADAMS, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Otto J. RUNKEL, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Buddy DAVIS a/k/a Indian; Philip Cohron; Joe Wayne Jones; and James A. Adams, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 22, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen E. Sutherland, Pensacola, FL, for Otto J. Runkel.

Lyndia F. Padgett, U.S. Atty., Randall J. Hensel, Asst. U.S. Atty., Pensacola, FL, for U.S.

Ronald W. Johnson, Pensacola, FL, for Buddy Davis.

Joseph L. Hammons, Pensacola, FL, for Philip Cohron.

Robert A. Harper, Tallahassee, FL, for Joe Wayne Jones.

Morris D. Berman, Charles Giesen, Giesen & Berman, S.C., Madison, WI, for James A. Adams.

Before TJOFLAT, Chief Judge, CARNES, Circuit Judge, and BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge.


CARNES, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal by five defendants who were convicted and sentenced on four counts of importing and distributing large quantities of marijuana. The defendants appeal various aspects of their trial and sentences. We conclude that the district court erred in sentencing one of the defendants, James Adams, and we vacate and remand the relevant portion of that sentence. In all other respects, the district court committed no error, and we affirm...

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