Legal Opinion
United States v. Stanford Champion, Gene Slusser, Eldon L. Morgan, Jr., Lester Spainhoward, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 6, 1987No. 18-10473PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
A large marijuana importation conspiracy that spanned more than four years and allegedly involved at least twenty attempts to transport marijuana by small aircraft from Jamaica into south Florida forms the basis of this appeal. Some of these alleged “loads” were charged, others were not. The “hub” of the conspiracy was appellant Stanford Champion (Stan) who allegedly worked with the nineteen indicted codefendants, and other unindicted individuals, including several government’s witnesses, among whom were two of Stan’s brothers, to accomplish his drug dealing…
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