Charles Emanuel White and John Lewis v. United States

STEPHENS, District Judge:

John Lewis and Charles Emanuel White were charged in a five-count indictment and both convicted on count one of conspiracy to import narcotic drugs, 21 U.S.C. § 174. Lewis was convicted on count two (aiding and abetting the importation of heroin, 21 U.S.C. § 174, 18 U.S.C. § 2) and count three (aiding and abetting the importation of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. § 174, 18 U.S.C. § 2). Lewis was not named in counts four and five. White was not named in counts two and three. He was acquitted on count four by the court before the case was submitted to the jury and count five was…