Legal Opinion
United States v. Wood
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 23, 1976No. Nos. 76-1538, 76-1482, 76-1425 and 76-1350PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge:
This is a consolidated appeal by four defendants convicted by a jury of various counts involving the importation, possession, and distribution of nine tons of marijuana. Appellants claim numerous errors by the trial court. We dismiss the appeal of one appellant and affirm the convictions of the others.
Facts
On October 22, 1975, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents arrested Hector Lazos and George Martinez, both citizens of Mexico, in Seattle. Lazos soon began to reveal the details of a shipment of nine tons of marijuana smuggled from Mexico to Seattle on…
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