Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit February 26, 1969, 214-216, Dockets 32327, 32328 and 32336 (United States v. Charles T. Bennett, Wilbert Haywood, Elmer Jessup, Henry Stanton and Farris Thomas)

FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:

The five appellants, Bennett, Stanton, Haywood, Jessúp and Thomas were the subjects, along with nine co-defendants and four co-conspirators, of a single count indictment in the District Court for the Southern District of New York, charging them with having engaged in a conspiracy to import narcotics and to distribute these in the United States in violation of 21 U.S.C.