Legal Opinion
United States v. Roger T. Ling, II
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 30, 1978No. 76-1728PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOREMAN, Senior Circuit Judge:
Roger T. Ling, II, was convicted of conspiring to violate the federal narcotics laws, 21 U.S.C. § 846, and manufacturing a Schedule I non-narcotic controlled substance, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1).
The facts underlying Ling’s convictions are not disputed and appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence. Ling admitted that he agreed to manufacture an illegal drug known as DMT (dime-thyltryptamine) for the “Pagans,” a motorcycle gang. He was not a member of the gang, but apparently became associated with them through his sale of Nazi memorabilia to gang…
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