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UNITED STATES v. CHAPLINSKI

No. 78-5198 Summary Calendar.

579 F.2d 373 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Henry CHAPLINSKI, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 1, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Addess, Miami, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

Jack V. Eskenazi, U. S. Atty., Hugh F. Culverhouse, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, COLEMAN and VANCE, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Henry Chaplinski was convicted of importing cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. 952(a) and of possessing cocaine for distribution in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). On appeal, he first contends that the District Court should have excluded the cocaine from the trial on the grounds that it was seized after an illegal search and that the Government had failed to establish a sufficient chain of custody. Second, he argues that the Court should not have...

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