UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,
v.
Grady THOMAS, a/k/a Gates Thomas; Loray Thomas; Ramse Thomas, a/k/a Rock Thomas; Tracey Thomas; Jason Thomas, a/k/a J Thomas; Lamont R. Joseph, a/k/a Kool-Aid Joseph; Ceasare Thomas, a/k/a Chet Thomas; Santo Bolden; Myron Thomas, Defendants-Appellants,
Carrie Thomas; Terrence Thomas, a/k/a Ski Thomas; Shawne Thomas; Douglas Stover; Stephon Russell, a/k/a Swanee Russell; Augustin Reyes, a/k/a Gus Reyes; Lamont Pouncie; Chester Perkins, a/k/a Kazar Perkins; Roy Pearson; Abdullah McKnight, a/k/a Sha-Wise McKnight; Monique McAdoo; Robert Gibson, a/k/a Gary Childs; Raymond Eaddy, a/k/a Ramel Eaddy; Michael Armstead; Andre Nunn, Defendants.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued November 14, 1996.
Decided May 20, 1997.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Sara M. Lord, Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Albany, NY (Thomas J. Maroney, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Albany, NY, Michael S. Turner, law student intern, of counsel), for appellees.
Renje N. Doyle, Albany, NY, for defendant-appellant Grady Thomas.
Thomas J. O'Hern, Gerstenzang, O'Hern, Hickey & Gerstenzang, Albany, NY, for defendant-appellant Loray Thomas.
J. John Van Norden, Van Norden & Paul, Schenectady, NY, for defendant-appellant Ramse Thomas.
Kathleen M. Resnick, Albany, NY, for defendant-appellant Tracey Thomas.
Joseph M. McCoy, Roche, Corrigan, McCoy & Bush, Albany, NY, for defendant-appellant Jason Thomas.
Cynthia Feathers, Saratoga Springs, NY, for defendant-appellant Lamont R. Joseph.
Paul Pelagalli, Hermann, Pelagalli & Weiner, Clifton Park, NY, for defendant-appellant Ceasare Thomas.
David Brickman, Albany, NY, for defendant-appellant Santo Bolden.
Barry D. Leiwant, Legal Aid Society, Federal Defender Division Appeals Bureau, New York, NY, for defendant-appellant Myron Thomas.
Before: LUMBARD, McLAUGHLIN and CABRANES, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge.
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