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United States v. Russell Lee Riker, Jr., William David Fotheringham

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided March 15, 1982No. 81-5185PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VANCE, Circuit Judge:

Russell Lee Riker and William David Fotheringham appeal their convictions after bench trial on one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana while aboard a United States vessel in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 955a. 1 We affirm.

On September 28, 1980 the Coast Guard cutter CAPE GULL spotted the RESTLESS, a twenty-eight foot sloop registered in the United States, approximately twenty miles northwest of Bimini. The RESTLESS was headed toward south Florida at about six knots. Riker and Fotheringham were the only people aboard. After the Coast Guard announced its…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Lauritzen v. LarsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  2. United States v. FloresSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  3. United States v. Abraham Leroy Baker and James Osborne, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  4. United States v. Thomas Alfrey, Davis Michael Haight and Grover P. KennedyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  5. United States v. Leroy Alexander Mazyak, Iii, Charles Franklin Adams, Lawrence Marshall Moore, Jr. And Charles Fletcher AllenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. United States v. Marino-GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  2. United States v. Leonardo Mendoza-Cecelia, Terry Lee Greenberg, Hector Favio Marin-HernandezCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
  3. United States v. James Webster Groce, Charles John ChisolmCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  4. United States v. Ruben Magdaniel-Mora, Henny Dekom, Ibrahim Nunez, Francisco Vicente-Leon and Felix Calvo-CastilloCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  5. United States v. CeballosCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983

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