Legal Opinion
United States v. Gavin Allan Paul Patrick Carlos Britton
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 29, 1998No. 96-31030PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEWART, Circuit Judge:
This case is before us on appeal from defendants’ convictions in the district court of one count each of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846, and one count each of conspiracy to import cocaine hydrochloride into the United States, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a), 960(a)(1), and 963. For the following reasons we AFFIRM in part and REVERSE in part.
BACKGROUND
During the week of January 21, 1996, the United States Customs Service (“Customs”) was contacted by a Guyanese seaman who was…
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