UNITED STATES v. WARREN

No. 75-4368.

578 F.2d 1058 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas A. WARREN, John L. Warren, Jr., Des. E. SCHICK and David DeFina, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 24, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel S. Pearson, Miami, Fla. (Court-Appointed), for John L. Warren.

Sky E. Smith, Miami, Fla. (Court-Appointed), for David DeFina.

Alan M. Medof, Miami, Fla. (Court-Appointed), for Des. E. Schick.

Stewart E. Parsons, Chattahoochee, Fla. (Court-Appointed), for Thomas Warren.

Jack V. Eskenazi, U. S. Atty., Jamie L. Whitten, Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., Shirley Baccus-Lobel, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, THORNBERRY, COLEMAN, GOLDBERG, AINSWORTH, GODBOLD, SIMPSON, MORGAN, CLARK, RONEY, GEE, TJOFLAT, HILL, and FAY, Circuit Judges.


TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

This case comes before the court en banc to review the substantial issue of the power of the Coast Guard to board and search American vessels on the high seas beyond the twelve-mile limit. A panel of this court held the boarding of an American shrimping vessel, the interrogation of its crew, and the search of the vessel unconstitutional. United States v. Warren, 550 F.2d 219...

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