United States v. Joseph Edward Kilrain, A/K/A Duffy, Jo Ann Davis, Richard Otho Piper, and Jack Kilrain, A/K/A Jack Hickey and John Hickey

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

Defendants Joseph Edward Kilrain, Jack Kilrain, Jo Ann Davis and Richard Otho Piper were convicted of conspiracy to possess and distribute marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. All the defendants, except Jack Kilrain, were also convicted of possession with intent to distribute under 21 U.S.C. § 841. Defendants seek reversal on the basis that their Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel was im-permissibly compromised when federal undercover agents and an informant met with defendant Joseph Kilrain (hereinafter Kil-rain) after he had been…