Legal Opinion
United States v. Patricia Ann Sullivan, and Carl Roger Spadero
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 10, 1978No. 77-5546PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Per curiam
Patricia Ann Sullivan and Carl Roger Spadero appeal their convictions under a three-count indictment for (1) conspiracy to import cocaine and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, (2) the importation of cocaine, and (3) the possession with intent to distribute cocaine. 21 U.S.C.A. §§ 841(a)(1), 952(a), 960(a)(1), 963 and 18 U.S.C.A. § 2. After consideration of their arguments, we affirm.
The Facts
In the spring of 1976, Maureen Anne Frazer, an unindicted coconspirator, met with Spadero and agreed to travel with him to Colombia in South America to help smuggle cocaine. Frazer was told…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- United States v. John L. MorrowCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- United States v. David Guillette and Robert JoostCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- United States v. BlascoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Filemon Sotelo Sanchez, Jose Angel Naegele, and Rebeca Portillo Brito, United States of America v. Ricardo Portillo BritoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Arturo Rodriguez, Vincente RamirezCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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