UNITED STATES v. MIDDLETON

Nos. 81-5321, 81-5640.

690 F.2d 820 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Clifton Ray MIDDLETON, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 1, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard R. Booth, Arthur W. Tifford, Miami, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

Barbara D. Schwartz, Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HILL and CLARK, Circuit Judges, and SCOTT, District Judge.


JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:

This case consists of an appeal from convictions entered against the defendant for the crimes of importation of marijuana, possession of marijuana, resisting customs officers, and bail jumping.

The defendant, Clifton Ray Middleton, a member of the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church, flew into Miami from Jamaica on April 11, 1972. Upon his arrival, the Customs Inspector asked Middleton to accompany him to a room for a secondary search...

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