United States v. Valerie Fredericks, Craig Calver, and Leon Perry

JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:

Valerie Fredericks, Craig Calver, and Leon Perry have been found guilty by a jury for conspiring to distribute methaqualone hydrochloride (quaalude capsules), in violation of 21 U.S.C.A. § 846. The Government investigation which led to their convictions was hardly exemplary, but we find that none of the defendants’ asserted points of error require reversal and we therefore affirm the judgments entered below.

I. The Evidence Before The Jury

The evidence introduced at trial consisted primarily of the testimony of three witnesses: Armando Marin and Robert Fredericks,…