United States v. Salvatore Guido, United States of America v. Douglas Boyle

Salvatore Guido and Douglas Boyle appeal from convictions entered in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona (Craig, J.) after a bench trial. They were convicted under Count II of an indictment charging conspiracy to possess marijuana with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. Prior thereto, they had been convicted in the Eastern District of California of a conspiracy which they claim to be identical although covering a different period. They contend that the Arizona prosecution violated their rights under the Fifth Amendment not to be (a) twice placed in…