Legal Opinion
United States v. Paul Mayhew Norman, United States of America v. Ramon Florencio Arce, United States of America v. Robert Leonard Bryant
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 29, 1983No. 82-5129 to 82-5131PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:
Paul M. Norman, Ramon F. Arce, and Robert L. Bryant, were convicted of conspiracy to import, possession, and importation of marijuana. They appeal, asserting that the trial court erred in refusing to suppress 552 bales of marijuana seized aboard their vessel. We find that the search and seizure of the marijuana were justified by the plain view exception to the Fourth Amendment and affirm the judgment.
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The vessel Fisherman’s Paradise Too was stopped and boarded by officers from, a coast guard cutter in the Chesapeake Bay. Upon boarding the Paradise Too, the officer in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. Robert SifuentesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- United States v. HaynieCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Michael Ray Haley William Harry RiehlCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- United States v. Andrew EschweilerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- State v. JonesCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1995
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