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UNITED STATES v. WALLACE

Nos. 77-1558, 77-1526, 77-1567 and 77-1698.

578 F.2d 735 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Robert WALLACE, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Don MITCHELL, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Gerald DIXON, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Thomas FORTENBERRY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 13, 1978.

Rehearing Denied July 6, 1978.

Rehearing Denied July 17, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Forster, Jr., Little Rock, Ark., for appellants Mitchell, Dixon and Fortenberry; Ronald J. Waska, Houston, Tex., for appellant Wallace; Fred T. Bennett, Houston, Tex., and Donald H. Smith, Pine Bluff, Ark., on the brief.

Wilbur H. Dillahunty, U. S. Atty., and Don N. Curdie, Asst. U. S. Atty., Little Rock, Ark., for appellee.

Before GIBSON, Chief Judge, STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge, and BECKER, Senior District Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied in No. 77-1526 July 6, 1978.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied in Nos. 77-1588, 77-1567 and 77-1698 July 17, 1978.

GIBSON, Chief Judge.

This case involves an unsuccessful scheme for the sale of approximately 205 pounds of marijuana, which culminated in the criminal convictions under both Arkansas and federal law of Robert Wallace, Don Mitchell, Gerald Dixon and Thomas Fortenberry. All four defendants appeal...

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