Legal Opinion
United States v. American Motor Boat K—1231
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 14, 1931No. 60PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.
Combs, the motor machinist mate in charge of the Coast Guard cutter 2368, while cruising around Jones Inlet, Long Island, on July 2, 1930, sighted American motorboat K-1231 coming into the inlet from the open sea. The cutter was then nearly a mile away from the K-1231. The mate of the cutter put his glass on her, noticed that she was well down in the water, saw men on her, but did not know any of them. Thereupon he turned the cutter about, blew his siren, and, as the K-1231 did not heave to, fired two shots across her bow. She did not stop or decrease her…
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