UNITED STATES v. ELKINS

Nos. 84-1604, 84-1634 to 84-1636.

774 F.2d 530 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ralph ELKINS, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Silvio MONRABAL, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Eugene Tillmon CALHOUN, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Frank FUENTES, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 9, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen J. Golembe, Miami, Fla., with whom Mishkin & Golembe, Miami, Fla., was on brief, for defendants, appellants.

Juan A. Pedrosa, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Juan, Puerto Rico, with whom Daniel F. Lopez Romo, U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, was on brief, for appellee.

Before CAMPBELL, Chief Judge, COFFIN and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judges.


COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Defendants-appellants, the master and crew members of the M/V BLUE LIGHT, an American flagship vessel, appeal their convictions for, inter alia, aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute marijuana. 21 U.S.C. § 955a, 18 U.S.C. § 2. Appellants argue that their convictions should be overturned or a new trial granted as a result of: (1) the district court's denial of their motion to suppress the evidence seized...

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