UNITED STATES v. LOPEZ

No. 84-5362.

761 F.2d 632 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ramon Antonio LOPEZ and Carlos Abraham Gomez, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 28, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley Marcus, U.S. Atty., Linda Collins-Hertz and David O. Leiwant, Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant.

Mark King Leban, Miami, Fla., for defendants-appellees.

Before FAY and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges, and DYER, Senior Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM:

I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE

A. The Facts

On May 3, 1983, a Coast Guard vessel sighted the C & E, the ship on which appellees were travelling, heading toward the Florida Coast. Approaching the C & E to make a document and safety search, Coast Guard Officer Garza noticed that the vessel was riding low in the water, as if it were carrying heavy cargo. When he boarded the C & E, Garza...

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