Legal Opinion
United States v. Clarence Sheppard Davis, Joseph Leroy Armstrong and James O. Davis
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 28, 1982No. 81-5465PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Chief Judge:
Appellants challenge their convictions for conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1). We affirm their convictions.
I
In the spring of 1980, Sarah Smith began working in drug enforcement with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Department in Pensacola, Florida and the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”). Two DEA agents, Warner and Schmidt, posed as Texans looking for a large, continuous supply of cocaine.
In June 1980 Smith approached James Cohron to act as a…
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