Legal Opinion
United States v. Donald James and David Anthony Butler, United States of America v. Henry Smith and Kenneth Wayne Whitmore
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 20, 1978No. 77-5188, 77-5271PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
These appeals arise from two separate trials but involve the same alleged conspiracy, revolving around Fred Hill in Atlanta, to bring in heroin and cocaine from California for distribution in Atlanta and Philadelphia. Appellants James and Butler, who were tried first along with four other co-defendants, were convicted of conspiracy to possess heroin and cocaine with the intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, but the jury was unable to reach a verdict as to Smith and Ernestine Bassey, the alleged California supplier. The court granted a…
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