United States v. Ronald Sacco, United States of America v. Ronald J. Noto, United States of America v. Hugh C. Henderson, United States of America v. Ronald Celle, United States of America v. James B. Martin

491 F.2d 995 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald SACCO, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald J. NOTO, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hugh C. HENDERSON, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald CELLE, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James B. MARTIN, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 72-1985 to 72-1989. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Jan. 30, 1974. Jerrold M. Ladar (argued), San Francisco, Cal., for appellants. James L. Browning, Jr., U.S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., Stephen H. Scott, Special Atty., Organized Crime & Racketeering Section U.S. Dept. of Justice, Marshall T. Golding (argued), Atty., Appeals Section, Crim. Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for appellees. Merle H. Jenkins, Bakersfield, Cal. (argued), for appellant Hugh C. Henderson. Before CHAMBERS, MERRILL, KOELSCH, BROWNING, GUNIWAY, ELY, HUFSTEDLER, WRIGHT, TRASK, CHOY, GOODWIN and WALLACE, Circuit Judges. * CHOY, Circuit Judge: 1 Sacco, Noto, Henderson, Celle and Martin were convicted after a non-jury trial of conducting…