United States v. John Robert Boone, et al, Cr. 6-87-127. A major marijuana cultivation case involving 17 defendants. All pled guilty, but two defendants later appealed unsuccessfully to withdraw their pleas. Most documents relate to detention pending the sentencing hearing. Numerous handwritten letters from community leaders and relatives in the defendants' home town of Loretto, Kentucky attest to their good character and request that release on bail be granted. Transcripts of examination of two drug enforcement agents provides extensive detailed description of the defendants' camouflaged marijuana cultivation operation on a Minnesota corn farm. Also included is an article from the Minneapolis Star Tribune which reports that many of the defendants came from families once involved in running "moonshine" stills. I

United States v. John Robert Boone, et al, Cr. 6-87-127. A major marijuana cultivation case involving 17 defendants. All pled guilty, but two defendants later appealed unsuccessfully to withdraw their pleas. Most documents relate to detention pending the sentencing hearing. Numerous handwritten letters from community leaders and relatives in the defendants' home town of Loretto, Kentucky attest to their good character and request that release on bail be granted. Transcripts of examination of two drug enforcement agents provides extensive detailed description of the defendants' camouflaged marijuana cultivation operation on a Minnesota corn farm. Also included is an article from the Minneapolis Star Tribune which reports that many of the defendants came from families once involved in running "moonshine" stills. I, Folder 1, Box: 9, Folder: 1. Judge Edward J. Devitt Papers, OGLMC-1253. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections. https://archives.und.edu//repositories/2/archival_objects/13674 Accessed November 23, 2025.