Legal Opinion
Herman Duarte v. United States of America and United States Coast Guard
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 26, 1976No. 657, Docket 75-6101PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT P. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
The appellant Herman Duarte was a merchant seaman aboard the S.S. American Challenger when he was arrested in October of 1972 by local police while ashore in South Vietnam. He was charged with possession of marijuana and with currency violations. He was held in jail for eight days, after which he returned to his ship. He later went ashore to appear at the proceedings against him. While ashore, but prior to the court hearing, a United States Coast Guard officer informed him that he was under investigation by the Coast Guard for possession of marijuana and that…
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