Legal Opinion
United States v. Ronald Benton Elliott
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 14, 1988No. 86-8884PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Chief Judge:
Defendant, Ronald Benton Elliott, was one of twelve people originally indicted in 1983 for narcotics related offenses. A five-count superseding indictment was returned on April 2, 1986, charging Elliott with: (1) importation of marijuana, (2) travel in interstate commerce to facilitate unlawful activity, (3) distribution and possession with intent to distribute marijuana, (4) conspiracy to import marijuana, and (5) conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana. Elliott had operated a marijuana-smuggling organization, whose base of operation was…
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