Legal Opinion
United States v. Rush
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 27, 1984No. Nos. 83-1177, 83-1391 and 83-1463PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
These appeals are taken by fifteen men convicted after a jury trial of one or both counts under a two-count indictment charging them with (a) conspiracy to possess marijuana with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 & 841(b)(6), and (b) possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 841(b)(6). Appellants’ principal claims are that their speedy trial rights were violated, that some of them were denied the opportunity to raise *501the free exercise clause of the first amendment as a legally sufficient defense, and that motions for severance were…
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