UNITED STATES v. HERRERA-BRITTO

No. 83-5796 Non-Argument Calendar.

739 F.2d 551 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Saul S. HERRERA-BRITTO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 20, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick E. Graves, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Stanley Marcus, U.S. Atty., Gregory Kehoe, Linda Collins-Hertz, Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GODBOLD, Chief Judge, RONEY and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Defendant was convicted of possession with intent to distribute marijuana on a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec. 955a(a) (Supp. V 1981). Defendant was captain of the stateless vessel MISS SHIRLEY, whose hold contained approximately 426 bales of marijuana discovered upon boarding by the U.S. Coast Guard. Defendant raises several issues on appeal. All are meritless.

The court correctly refused...

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