United States v. Jose Manuel Acosta and Roberto Rodriguez

In this drug conspiracy and possession case, the government originally brought this appeal pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3731 (1976), seeking review of the district court’s order granting the motion of defendants Jose Manuel Acosta and Roberto Rodriguez to suppress marijuana seized from a fishing vessel on which defendants were arrested. In granting the motion to suppress, the district court first held that the defendants possessed standing to assert a fourth amendment violation in the search of the vessel and the seizure of the marijuana; it then found that the search and seizure was…