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U.S. v. BURNS

Nos. 92-5074, 92-5175.

990 F.2d 1426 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donald Berry BURNS, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph L. LAFORNEY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided March 19, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Franklin Loflin, III, Durham, North Carolina, argued (William H. Dowdy, Wilmington, NC, on brief), for defendant-appellant Laforney.

David Taylor Shelledy, Crim. Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, argued (Sidney Glazer, Crim. Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, Margaret Person Currin, U.S. Atty., J. Douglas McCullough, Sr. Litigation Counsel, Raleigh, NC, on brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before ERVIN, Chief Judge, and PHILLIPS and WILKINSON, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

ERVIN, Chief Judge:

Following trial by jury, Donald Berry Burns and Joseph L. Laforney were convicted of charges stemming from a scheme to import marijuana and cocaine into the United States. Their cases, consolidated on direct appeal, present numerous claims in which we find no merit. We therefore affirm the judgment of the district court.

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The manifold issues presented by this appeal rest upon procedural history of some complexity...

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