UNITED STATES v. HILLSTROM

No. 75-3248.

533 F.2d 209 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carl HILLSTROM, Henry Keppel, Loren Stockton, Leonard Stockton, Richard Darrow and Robert Savko, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 15, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Marx, Richard N. Krinzman, Miami, Fla., for defendants-appellants.

Robert W. Rust, U. S. Atty., Don L. Ferguson, Michael P. Sullivan, Asst. U. S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before DYER, SIMPSON and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Defendants were indicted and convicted under 21 U.S.C.A. § 963 on the charge of wilfully conspiring to violate 21 U.S.C.A. § 952(a), which makes illegal the importation of marijuana into the United States. On March 30, 1975, Coast Guard officers and a United States Customs agent arrested the defendants who were aboard the ROYONO, a 62 foot sailboat of United States ownership and registry, which was then located in the Windward Passage between...

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