Legal Opinion
United States v. Frank Russell, Eugene Van Aernam, John L. Dixon and Jack Murphy
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 25, 1983No. 82-5086PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
Each of the four defendants in this action was charged with two counts of criminal conduct; (1) conspiracy to possess approximately 25,000 pounds of marijuana with the intent to distribute and (2) conspiracy to import that controlled substance into the United States. The government employed Jesus Perez, an experienced drug smuggler, to pose as a smuggler seeking local officials’ protection and other services for unloading marijuana in Dixie and Taylor counties in Florida. Perez first contacted George Howard. (Howard eventually entered into a plea agreement in…
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