United States v. James McGrath Sylvester Scigowski, Scott Cooper and Bruce Buckle

TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:

After a four week jury trial in the Southern District of New York, Henry F. Werker, District Judge, appellants Scigowski, McGrath, Cooper and Buckle were convicted of conspiring to possess and to distribute large quantities of marijuana during the four year period between June 8, 1974 and June 15, 1978. The latter three appellants also were convicted of substantive offenses of possession with intent to distribute marijuana.

Of the numerous claims of error raised on appeal, we find the following to be the only ones which warrant attention in this opinion:(1) Whether the…