Legal Opinion
United States v. Jack Osborn Watson, Jeffrey Craig Evenson, and Dale Stanley Browning
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1982No. 81-1306PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRIS, Circuit Judge:
We consider whether a Coast Guard document and safety inspection of a 40-foot sailing vessel on the high seas after dark violated the Fourth Amendment. The stop and search was made without a founded suspicion that any maritime laws relating to safety or documentation were being violated. Citing our decision in United States v. Piner, 608 F.2d 358 (9th Cir. 1979), the district court granted defendants’ motion to suppress evidence seized as a result of the stop. We reverse.
FACTS 1
The search and seizure occurred during a two week law enforcement patrol of the Coast Guard…
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