UNITED STATES v. WILLIS

No. 79-5621.

639 F.2d 1335 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Clyde P. WILLIS, Jr., Robert H. Love and Christopher R. Pieser, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied May 28, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis B. Merhige, New Orleans, La., Andrew C. Pavlick, Miami, Fla., for defendants-appellants.

John P. Volz, U. S. Atty., Ronald A. Fonseca, Robert J. Boitmann, Asst. U. S. Attys., Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, GARZA and REAVLEY, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied May 28, 1981.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Clyde P. Willis, Jr., Robert H. Love, and Christopher R. Pieser were convicted of conspiracy to import marijuana into the United States and conspiracy to possess marijuana with intent to distribute. On appeal these defendants argue that (1) the Coast Guard illegally seized and searched their boat, (2) the trial court should have granted their motion for a directed verdict because...

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