Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Royals
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 10, 1985No. 85-4411PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Robert Royals was convicted of conspiracy to import marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 963 (1982). He argues that (1) the district court erred by failing to dismiss his indictment- due to pre-indictment delay, (2) the grand jury which indicted him was wrongfully empanelled, and (3) the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. We affirm.
FACTS
Defendant Royals and Drew Fairchild were partners in a business situated át the Hattiesburg (Mississippi) Municipal Airport, and in early 1980 they began negotiating with Florida drug smugglers Charles Malone…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- United States v. Erle W. McGoughCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- McDowell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- United States v. Michael Ray TownleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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