Legal Opinion
United States v. Harvey Kelly Sims
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 27, 1988No. 14-13849PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
In this major drug importation conspiracy case, we affirm the district court’s rulings on motions for recusal, dismissal of the indictment, and suppression of evidence.
FACTS
Harvey Kelly Sims, the appellant, operated an elaborate drug smuggling enterprise in south Georgia. The Sims organization successfully imported three aircraft loads of cocaine from Colombia, South America. Sims, a licensed pilot, personally flew the aircraft and imported approximately 2,000 pounds of cocaine. The testimony of the government’s key witnesses, Rick Jarriel and Mark Olsen, established…
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