UNITED STATES v. SARMIENTO

No. 84-5305 Non-Argument Calendar.

750 F.2d 1506 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Julian SARMIENTO and Florentino Suarez, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 21, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Doheny, Linda Collins-Hertz, Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant.

Frank A. Rubino, Coconut Grove, Fla., for defendants-appellees.

Before GODBOLD, Chief Judge, KRAVITCH and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The sole issue in this case is whether United States customs officers had authority to board a vessel on the high seas, seize marijuana found aboard, arrest the occupants of the vessel, and prosecute the occupants. The occupants, the appellees, were charged with possessing marijuana with the intent to distribute, conspiracy to possess marijuana with the intent to distribute, and assault on a federal officer.

The government brings this appeal because...

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