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UNITED STATES v. ALONSO

No. 80-5899.

673 F.2d 334 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lloba ALONSO, Jose Escandel, and Alberto Gomez, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 12, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bierman, Sonnett, Beiley & Shohat, P. A., Edward R. Shohat, Benedict P. Kuehne, Miami, Fla., for defendants-appellants.

Kenneth W. Lipman, John F. Peyton, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RONEY and FAY, Circuit Judges, and EDENFIELD, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

This appeal turns on the validity of a warrantless stop and boarding of an American vessel by customs agents in customs waters. Following the stop, approximately 15,720 pounds of marijuana were discovered on defendants' boat, sufficient to convict defendants of attempt and conspiracy to import marijuana. They argue the customs agents needed a search warrant in order to stop and board their boat. Rejecting the argument that the knowledge that defendants...

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