Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert William Roy
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 10, 1989No. 88-5230PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge.
Holding that the existence of probable cause is based on the totality of the circumstances using an objective rather than a subjective standard, we reverse the district court’s order granting a motion to suppress evidence.
FACTS
On August 14, 1987, at approximately 2:30 p.m. a United States Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment Team (LEDT), detected a United States vessel, the TRI-DIVE, while on patrol in international waters traveling approximately forty-five miles off the coast of Jamaica. The TRI-DIVE is a forty-six foot trimaran (three-hull sailboat, symmetrical in…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- United States v. Robert Morris Postal, Salem L. Forsythe, and George A. ChittyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Gerald Lee EdmondsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by37 opinions
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