United States v. John T. Goodwin

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

On March 16, 1972, the federal grand jury for the Southern District of Florida returned an indictment charging, inter alia: that appellant, John T. Goodwin, imported approximately 1000 pounds of marijuana, a Schedule I controlled substance, into the United States in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952(a); and that Goodwin, along with Allen Charles Ritsema, Wilbur Roger Hansen, and “divers other persons whose names are to the Grand Jury unknown,” conspired to import into the United States and possess marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 963. The indictment contained several…