United States v. Arden Lee Smith AKA Alfredo Lama, United States of America v. Leroy Jones, United States of America v. John Doe Curley, AKA Ernest Crayton

609 F.2d 1294 61 A.L.R.Fed. 346, 5 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 477 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Arden Lee SMITH aka Alfredo Lama, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leroy JONES, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Doe CURLEY, aka Ernest Crayton, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. C.A. 78-1532, C.A. 78-1549 and C.A. 78-1620. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Nov. 21, 1979. 1 James L. Tanner, Michael C. Monson, Phoenix, Ariz., argued for defendants-appellants; Michael D. Kimerer, Phoenix, Ariz., on the brief. 2 Daniel R. Drake, Asst. U. S. Atty., Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiff-appellee. 3 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. 4 Before WALLACE and TANG, Circuit Judges, and THOMPSON, * District Judge. GORDON THOMPSON, Jr., District Judge: 5 Arden Lee Smith, also known as Alfredo Lama (Lama), Leroy Jones, and John Doe Curley, also known as Ernest Crayton (Crayton), appeal their convictions under 21 U.S.C. § 846 (1976) for conspiracy to possess heroin and cocaine with intent to distribute. The issues concern (1) the sufficiency of the evidence to support…