United States v. Hicks

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

MAHON, District Judge.

There are now before the Court Defendants’ “Motion to Dismiss Counts Three and Four of the Indictment” and “Motion for Separate Trial of Spouses.” These motions came on for oral argument before the Court on 10 September 1976.

Defendants in this criminal action — Joe Dee Hicks, his wife, Janet Earl Hicks, and several others — have been indicted on various criminal charges under 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 848, 952(a), & 960 and 18 U.S.C. § 2. Joe Dee Hicks is charged in four counts with importation of heroin and cocaine into the United States, aiding and abetting…