Legal Opinion
United States v. James Webster Groce, Charles John Chisolm
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 16, 1982No. 80-5860PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
Defendants James Groce and Charles Chi-solm were apprehended in a fishing boat approximately forty miles off the Florida coast with more than one hundred pounds of marijuana floating in the sea nearby. As a result, each was convicted by a jury on three counts of willfully conspiring to import marijuana, and possession with intent to distribute the controlled substance within the United States. They appeal their convictions by challenging the voir dire procedure of the district court, the admission of a nautical chart and related testimony into evidence, the…
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