Legal Opinion
United States v. Paul Rice, Pedro Alvarez, John Leslie Wells, Jr., and Jerold Massler
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1977No. 76-2477PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
Along with others, Alvarez, Wells, Rice and Massler were charged in a one count indictment with conspiracy to import, possess and distribute marijuana, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 952(a). A twelve day trial resulted in a guilty verdict. Alvarez received a three year sentence, Wells one year, while Rice and Massler were sentenced to two and one-half years.
We affirm.
I. THE FACTS
The government’s case depended, in the main, on the testimony of William Kilgore, an unindicted co-conspirator, in protective custody, who appeared under a grant of “informal” immunity.
Kilgore’s…
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