Legal Opinion
United States v. Moreno-Morillo
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 25, 2003No. Nos. 01-50293, 01-50305, 01-50310, 01-50477PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge.
We must decide a challenge to the constitutionality of the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act arising out of the boarding by the United States Coast Guard of a foreign vessel in international waters off the west coast of Mexico and the arrest and conviction of the Colombian nationals on board.
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Carlos Moreno-Morillo, Alberto Gonzalez-Rivas, Jose Sabino-Caicedo, and Bernardo Pandeles-Valencia (“Defendants”) are Colombian nationals who were on board a vessel in international waters approximately 200 miles southwest of Acapulco, Mexico on July 20, 2000. The U.S.S.…
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