United States v. Walker Bennett Monroe

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91 Daily Journal DAR 10251·943 F.2d 1007·1991 WL 158243·33 Fed. R. Serv. 1431·1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 19024

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 21, 199189-50597California6,777 words

Opinion

Hall, J.

Walker Bennett Monroe appeals his conviction following a jury trial on a variety of charges stemming from his participation in a conspiracy to import a multi-ton shipment of marijuana. The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3231 . We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm.

I

On October 28, 1988, Monroe and Michael McCabe were charged by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of California in a nine-count indictment stemming from their involvement in a conspiracy to import marijuana from Thailand to the United States.

A

The conspiracy began in mid-1987, when McCabe and Daniel Bender first discussed plans to smuggle as much as fifteen tons of marijuana from Thailand to the United States by sailboat. They were later joined by David Cunnison. Throughout the fall and winter, the three men continued to lay plans for this smuggling venture.

Unfortunately for his coconspirators, Bender was arrested by federal agents on unrelated drug charges in February 1988, and agreed to cooperate with the government. From that point on in the conspiracy he acted as a confidential government informant. Much of the evidence at Monroe’s trial came from…

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Parties

UNITED STATES of America-
Plaintiff
Walker Bennett MONROE-
Defendant

Judges

Ferguson
Hall
Rymer

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