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UNITED STATES v. RUBIES

Nos. 78-3003, 78-3007.

612 F.2d 397 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roman Ferrer RUBIES, and Pedro Vera, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 11, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel H. Smith, Smith, Kaplan, Withey, Theiler & Sowa, Seattle, Wash., Stewart P. Riley, Paul, Johnson, Paul & Riley, Seattle, Wash., on brief for appellant.

J. Ronald Sim, Asst. U. S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., argued and on brief, for appellee.

Before KENNEDY and TANG, Circuit Judges, and BELLONI, District Judge.

BELLONI, District Judge:

Appellants were convicted by jury verdicts of conspiracy and attempt to import marijuana into the United States. Both appellants are foreign citizens and were aboard a "stateless" vessel, the HELENA STAR, that was carrying a large quantity of marijuana. She was boarded and seized by the United States Coast Guard about 150 miles off the coast of Washington. We affirm.

FACTS

The YOCONA is a 213 foot United States Coast Guard...

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