Legal Opinion
United States v. Lee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 12, 1984No. Nos. 83-2294, 83-2295, 83-2298 and 83-2613PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
A plane load of marijuana from Belize destined for an airport near the Lake of the Ozarks gives rise to this series of appeals. The plane was piloted by James E. Nettle. Because a transponder or beeper had been installed on the plane before it left Texas on the way to Belize, the plane was picked up by radar when it approached New Orleans on its return with the marijuana and was followed by first one and then another U.S. Customs Service chase plane. Ed Paquette was one of the ground crew at the airport awaiting the plane. Jeffrey Dewayne Lee had been at the…
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