Legal Opinion
United States v. John Thompson, Steven Barfield, and Kim Williams
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 1, 1983No. 81-5952PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
The government appeals an order of the district court for the Southern District of Florida suppressing evidence, approximately 2,000 pounds of marijuana, which the Coast Guard seized from defendants’ United States registered vessel in international waters. We have jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 8731.
I. FACTS
On the afternoon of October 24,1980, the defendants were aboard a 27 foot single cabin sailboat, 1 a noncommercial American flag vessel bearing a Florida registration number on her side, in international waters in the Straits of Yucatan. At that time the United States…
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