Legal Opinion
United States v. Edward Rodriguez, A/K/A Rick, Thomas J. Albernaz, Peter Smigowski, and William John Martins
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 27, 1980No. 77-5339PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
The seizure on the open seas of marijuana being transferred from the freighter Labrador to the Catchalot II caught a lot more than an enormous amount of an illegal substance. Not the least of the catch are the difficult legal issues of statutory construction and double jeopardy which we consider on this rehearing en banc. The panel in this case disagreed with prior decisions concerning these issues, but felt constrained to follow the existing precedent of this Court. We write today to endorse our existing precedent.
The issues we address concern only the…
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