Legal Opinion

United States v. Doe

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided October 27, 1988No. Nos. 87-1424 to 87-1430PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

The seven appellants were members of an eight man crew arrested on board the Honduran registered Captain Robert in international waters off the coast of Venezuela. They were seized by the Coast *490Guard after a crew from the USS King boarded the vessel to conduct an inspection for safety violations and then discovered bales of marijuana in nearly every compartment of the boat. One member of the boarding party estimated there were approximately 250 bales on the vessel with a total weight of ten tons. While the vessel was being towed to San Juan, Puerto Rico, it began to…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  4. United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. United States v. HastingSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by53 opinions

  1. United States v. Hector M. Rodriguez-EstradaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
  2. United States v. Hernan Francisco Perez-Tosta, Gustavo Javier Correa-Patino, Erasmo Perez-Aguilera, Luis Guillermo Rojas-ValdezCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
  3. Hock v. New York Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1994
  4. United States v. Amado-GuerreroCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
  5. United States v. MachorCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989

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