Anthony Granza and Vincent Ferrara v. United States

HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge:

Anthony Granza and Vincent Ferrara were tried and convicted by a jury in the district court of conspiracy to smuggle heroin and thereafter facilitate its transportation in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 174. 1 Granza was sentenced to serve 20 years and Ferrara to serve 18 years. Both appeal, and we affirm their convictions.

Neither appellant produced any evidence in his behalf so the following is a summary of the government’s evidence. The formation and operation of the conspiracy were described by Milton Abram-son, one of the conspirators. Abram-son testified that the…