Legal Opinion

United States v. Charles Lee Douglass and James Andrew Babb

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 21, 1986No. 85-1028, 85-1032PublishedCited by 91 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SNEED, Circuit Judge:

The appellants, Charles Lee Douglass and James Andrew Babb, appeal from their convictions for a number of criminal of-fences stemming from their alleged participation in a drug conspiracy on December 5 and 6, 1981.

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FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

James A. “Jay” Miller headed a narcotics ring that engaged in smuggling marijuana from 1976 until Miller’s arrest in October 1982. The pattern of the operation was well established. Miller and Lee Waggoner, a trained pilot, owned a ranch located about 45 miles west of Wickenburg, Arizona. The ranch was equipped with an airstrip and a…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Pinkerton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. United States v. Winston Bryant McConneyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
  4. Ball v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. United States v. PolizziCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by91 opinions

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  3. Savarese v. AgrissCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
  4. United States v. Vito Spillone, United States of America v. John Clyde Abel, United States of America v. Frank CitroCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  5. United States v. Sandra Vaccaro, John Vaccaro, Michael Brennan, Paul Bond, Norman Alvis, Stephen Labarbera, Dorothy Snider, and William CushingCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987

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