United States v. Corey Wright, United States of America v. Perry Puccinelli, United States of America v. Terry Stearns, United States of America v. Terry Stearns

742 F.2d 1215 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Corey WRIGHT, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Perry PUCCINELLI, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terry STEARNS, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Terry STEARNS, Defendant-Appellee. Nos. 83-1205 to 83-1207, 83-1224. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 16, 1984. Decided Sept. 18, 1984. Donald B. Ayer, Asst. U.S. Atty., Sacramento, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee. Steven D. Bauer, Sacramento, Cal., Doris L. Shockley, West Sacramento, Cal., Sandra Gillies, Sacramento, Cal., for defendant-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court For the Eastern District of California. Before HUG and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges, and WATERS, * District Judge. HUG, Circuit Judge: 1 Corey Wright, Perry Puccinelli, and Terry Stearns were indicted under 21 U.S.C. Secs. 841 and 846 for their participation in a scheme to grow, possess, and distribute marijuana. Count I charged the appellants with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a quantity of marijuana exceeding 1,000 pounds,…