U.S. v. ALFORD

No. 97-50642.

142 F.3d 825 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Billy Mel ALFORD, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 14, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Asst. U.S. Attys., San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

John Stephen Cooper, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before WISDOM, KING and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


KING, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant Billy Mel Alford appeals his conviction and sentence for four counts of importation of marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a) and 960(a)(1) and four counts of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). For the reasons set forth below, we affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

On January 9, 1997, Billy Mel Alford...

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