Legal Opinion
United States v. Gary Oscar Busby
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 14, 1986No. 84-5351PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Gary Busby appeals from his conviction for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), and conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 846. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Busby acted as the middleman in a sale of five kilos of cocaine from Richard Man-dell, a former employee in Busby’s barber shop, to Jerrold Cowen, a salesman who was a frequent customer in Busby’s shop. Cowen occasionally had informed on drug dealers in order to gain reward money from police by posing as a go-between for nonexistent drug…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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3Cited by70 opinions
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