Legal Opinion
United States v. Jay Hilery Deweese
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 17, 1980No. 79-5575PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
At dawn on May 14, 1979 the “Cowboy,” a large shrimping vessel, was stopped by a Coast Guard cutter in the Straits of Yucatan. Approximately 41,000 pounds of marijuana were discovered in the vessel’s ice hold. This case is an appeal by the captain of the “Cowboy,” Jay Hilery DeWeese, from a jury conviction for conspiracy to import marijuana into the United States. 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a) and 963.
DeWeese’s arguments fall into four categories. First, he contends that violations of the fourth amendment require that the marijuana be suppressed. Second, he argues that the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by103 opinions
- United States v. Pedro Cruz-Valdez, Reuben Martin-Gonzalez and Manuel Fortunado Ariza-FuentesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Evelyn SotoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- United States v. John M. SmithCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- United States v. HemmerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Marino-GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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