Legal Opinion
United States v. Dante Angelo Grassi and Jack Louis Gail
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 14, 1980No. 79-5415PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge.
Dante Angelo Grassi and Jack Louis Gail appeal from convictions based on their participation in a series of transactions involving controlled substances and unregistered guns. The principal issues presented by this appeal concern the sufficiency of the evidence to prove a conspiracy and the fairness of the joinder of the appellants together with six other defendants in a 21-count indictment.
The indictment charged both Grassi and Gail with conspiring to distribute controlled substances and to possess, transfer and transport unregistered firearms in violation of…
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