UNITED STATES v. WILLIAMS

No. 78-5413.

589 F.2d 210 (1979)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Frank Gunnar WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 6, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren G. Jacobs, Miami, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

David A. Bagwell, Mobile, Ala., amicus curiae.

Wm. A. Kimbrough, Jr., U. S. Atty., Mobile, Ala., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, AINSWORTH and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.


THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

This is a search on the high seas case. The defendant, Frank Gunnar Williams, was found guilty after a bench trial of conspiracy to import marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 963. He brings this appeal urging (1) that the United States Coast Guard lacked authority to board and search a foreign vessel on the high seas, (2) that the district court lacked personal jurisdiction because his presence at trial was a product of an illegal...

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