PER CURIAM.
Coner Elmer Haynes, a merchant seaman, appeals from his conviction of assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm. 18 U.S.C. § 113 (c). Jurisdiction lies in the federal courts because the assault occurred in the Persian Gulf "within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States * * * [on a] vessel belonging to [a United States citizen] * *". 18 U.S.C. § 7, and venue was properly laid in the Southern District because...
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