UNITED STATES v. PURVIS

No. 84-5876 Non-Argument Case.

768 F.2d 1237 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George Kirk PURVIS, Barbara Jean Solomos, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 14, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dempsey & Goldsmith, P.A., Bernard H. Dempsey, Jr., Orlando, Fla., for Purvis and Solomos.

Stanley Marcus, Amelia Gomez, Linda Collins-Hertz, Nancy Worthington, David Leiwant, Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for U.S.

Before TJOFLAT, HILL and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellants were convicted of possession with intent to distribute marijuana under 21 U.S.C.A. § 955a(a), after the Coast Guard discovered approximately 3300 pounds of marijuana on the vessel in which they were traveling. Appellants appeal their convictions on two grounds: (1) that the search and seizure of the vessel exceeded the Coast Guard's statutory authority and was unconstitutional and, thus, the marijuana seized by the Coast Guard should have...

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