Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Conroy, Raymond Dahl, Frederick Jacobs and Walter K. Schubert, United States of America v. Leonard A. Walker, A/K/A "Silver"
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 12, 1979No. 77-5436, 77-5444PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
If the Coast Guard cutter DAUNTLESS is not otherwise recorded in history, her forays to protect coasts of the United States from illicit imports will be commemorated in decisions of the Fifth Circuit.1 The defendants, convicted of either conspiracy or both conspiracy and attempting to import marijuana,2 charge that the zeal of her commanding officer exceeded his statutory authority and led him to violate their constitutional rights by boarding their American vessel in Haitian waters. Having recently attempted to chart the rules concerning coast guard authority…
2Cases cited72 opinions
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Pereira v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Almeida-Sanchez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Bell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- United States v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by111 opinions
- United States v. G. Cecil Hartley, Travis Dell and Treasure Isle, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- United States v. AmmarCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Frank Gunnar WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. H. David Miller, United States of America v. Continental Fuel Co., Inc., United States of America v. Don A. BliesnerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Pierre Michel Henri Giry and Steven SewardCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
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