WATSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 25121.

391 F.2d 927 (1968)

George WATSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 8, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce J. Borrello, New Orleans, La., for appellant.

Harry F. Connick, Asst. U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., for appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, AINSWORTH and DYER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant Watson, a seaman, having been convicted by a jury of possession of marihuana aboard an American vessel engaged on a foreign voyage, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 184a, brought this appeal alleging that the search and seizure of his effects by the Master of the vessel on which appellant was then employed, in the absence of a search warrant and over his objection, and the introduction into evidence of the fruits of the search, constituted a...

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