United States v. Boyce Mitchell, United States of America v. Nolan Ray Williamson

ENGEL, Circuit Judge.

Boyce Mitchell, Nolan Ray Williamson, and Clyde W. Jenkins were charged with conspiracy to possess and distribute controlled substances and to use a communication facility to commit the crime of possessing and distributing drugs in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 843, 846. Jenkins was tried and convicted separately. See United States v. Jenkins, 525 F.2d 819 (6th Cir. 1975). The indictment charged that the conspiracy continued from February 22, 1972 up to and including February 24, 1972, and alleged ten overt acts.

Proof at the trial was developed primarily through the testimony…