United States v. Ronald David Normandeau, United States of America v. John Arthur Gibbons, A/K/A John Roberts, United States of America v. Nolan Edward Brewer

800 F.2d 953 21 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 914 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald David NORMANDEAU, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Arthur GIBBONS, a/k/a John Roberts, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Nolan Edward BREWER, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 85-3048, 85-3049 and 85-3050. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 10, 1986. Decided Sept. 25, 1986. William Redkey, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-appellee. Donald M. Re, Los Angeles, Cal., Jeffrey M. Evans, Reno, Nev., Irwin H. Schwartz, Seattle, Wash., for defendants-appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before KENNEDY, SCHROEDER and CANBY, Circuit Judges. CANBY, Circuit Judge: 1 In these consolidated appeals, Ronald Normandeau, John Gibbons and Nolan Brewer challenge their convictions arising from a scheme to import 1200 pounds of marijuana. BACKGROUND 2 On September 28, 1984, a shipment of 54 crates arrived in Seattle, Washington, from Bombay, India. The crates were consigned to Gibbons Brothers, Ltd., an automobile parts…