Legal Opinion
United States v. Geoffrey Honneus
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 28, 1975No. 74-1112PublishedCited by 146 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
After a jury trial Geoffrey Honneus was convicted in the district court upon charges arising from his participation in a scheme to buy marihuana in bulk in Jamaica and transport it back to New England in an auxiliary yacht chartered for the purpose. His contentions on appeal, and the facts material to them, are discussed below.
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Honneus contends that it was improper to convict and sentence him under three conspiracy counts all stemming from the same conspiracy. In the six count indictment Honneus and others were charged with three substantive offenses and three…
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