Case
After a ten-week trial in the Southern District of New York, Barnes and multiple codefendants were convicted of federal narcotics conspiracy and substantive drug offenses. Barnes was additionally convicted of operating a continuing criminal enterprise.
Network Significance
The appellate opinion is especially useful for reconstructing hierarchy. It records the government’s evidence that Guy Fisher had been the prior Number 2 man and that Hayden was promoted to the Number 2 position in 1976 after Fisher was jailed.
Outcome
Barnes received a life sentence. Hayden and Rollock were among the defendants whose convictions and sentences were reviewed on appeal.