Legal Opinion
United States v. John Wayne Edmonds, Charles M. Jones, Garell Malcom Ingram and Thomas E. Carlton
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 21, 1980No. 79-5222PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
The four appellants were convicted of conspiracy to possess marijuana and possession with intent to distribute marijuana that was seized at Morgan’s Dock, the site of a commercial fishing business, located in Georgia on the Sunbury River, which is connected by a channel to the Atlantic Ocean. We affirm the convictions.
I. The facts.
On the evening of November 23, 1978, in a motel parking lot in Richmond Hill, Georgia, customs patrol officer (CPO) Swygert saw a ten-wheel truck similar to one used in marijuana smuggling in the area six months earlier, and a pickup truck…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- James L. Byrd v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Florida Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Roberto Gomez-Rojas, and Michael Rece SutherlinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by21 opinions
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