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U.S. v. MORALES

No. 89-5052 Non-Argument Calendar.

889 F.2d 1058 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Felix MORALES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

December 6, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony J. Scremin, P.A., Miami, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

Dexter W. Lehtinen, U.S. Atty., Miami, Fla., Barbara A. Ward, Asst. U.S. Atty., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Linda Collins-Hertz, Asst. U.S. Atty., Cheryl A. Bell, Harriett R. Galvin, Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FAY, KRAVITCH and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

BACKGROUND

Appellant, a crewmember embarked on the SHELLEY, a 32-foot pleasure craft of United States registry, was arrested after the United States Coast Guard found 877 pounds of cocaine hidden in a false water tank which was located under the floorboards of the main berthing cabin. The Coast Guard officers boarded the vessel to conduct a safety and documentation inspection pursuant to 14 U.S.C.A. § 89(a). During that inspection, one of...

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