Legal Opinion
United States v. Ronald Joe Tilton, United States of America v. Bobbie Joe Tilton
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1976No. 75-1916, 75-2244PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before WALLACE and SNEED, Circuit Judges, and CRARY, * District Judge WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
The Tiltons appeal their convictions of conspiracy to possess marijuana with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. The question before us concerns the legality of a search of a boat as it was removed from an ocean-connected bay. We remand.
On June 1, 1974, at the Shelter Island boat launching area in San Diego Bay, three persons were observed by a Customs Patrol officer towing a 23-foot Slickcraft boat and trailer with a pickup truck. They launched the boat about…
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