UNITED STATES v. ACOSTA

No. 80-5318.

669 F.2d 292 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jose Manuel ACOSTA and Roberto Rodriguez, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B.

March 5, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven E. M. Hartz, Linda Collins-Hertz, Asst. U. S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert L. Moore, Miami, Fla., for Acosta.

Michael J. Rosen, Miami, Fla., for Rodriguez.

Before GODBOLD, Chief Judge, TJOFLAT and THOMAS A. CLARK, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

In this drug conspiracy and possession case, the government originally brought this appeal pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3731 (1976), seeking review of the district court's order granting the motion of defendants Jose Manuel Acosta and Roberto Rodriguez to suppress marijuana seized from a fishing vessel on which defendants were arrested. In granting the motion to suppress, the district court first held that the defendants possessed standing to assert a...

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