Legal Opinion
United States v. James Kenneth Roberts, AKA Harold Weber, United States of America v. Clifton Lee Hawk
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 3, 1986No. 84-5382, 85-5028PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves the interception and search of a marijuana-laden sailing vessel at sea by a Coast Guard team assigned to a naval ship. Roberts appeals his conviction after a jury trial. Hawk appeals his conviction after a conditional guilty plea pursuant to Fed.R.Crim.P. 11(a)(2). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm both convictions.
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