Brown v. United States

BURGER, Circuit Judge.

The five appellants in this case were tried jointly with others1 under a thirty-seven count indictment charging a conspiracy to violate narcotics laws and charging thirty-six substantive violations of the narcotics statutes. Appellants were found guilty by a general verdict as to all counts in which they were charged. They were -sentenced as follows:

John T. Brown, No. 16135 $10,000 fine and 18 years on count 1.

Carlton Bryant, No. 16139 18 years on count 1

Charles Thornton, No. 16138 18 years on certain counts to run concurrently with 3-9 years on remaining counts.

Benjamin…