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UNITED STATES v. COATS

No. 79-5015.

611 F.2d 37 (1980)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Gilliam Raymond COATS a/k/a Jack Long, a/k/a Bill Walters, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided November 29, 1979.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied January 24, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bobby Lee Cook, Summerville, Ga. (Cook & Palmour, Summerville, Ga., on brief), and L. Patten Mason, Morehead City, N. C. (Mason & Phillips, P. A., Morehead City, N. C., on brief), for appellant.

Herman E. Gaskins, Jr., Sp. Asst. U. S. Atty., Raleigh, N. C. (George M. Anderson, U. S. Atty., Raleigh, N. C., on brief), for appellee.

Before RUSSELL, Circuit Judge, FIELD, Senior Circuit Judge, and WIDENER, Circuit Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 24, 1980.

DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:

Defendant/appellant appeals from his conviction under 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a), 960(a)(1), and 963, of conspiracy to import marijuana. His primary contention on appeal concerns the search and seizure of the vessel used to transport the marijuana. The facts pertinent to that search and seizure may be briefly stated: in January of 1978 the United States Coast Guard was...

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