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U.S. v. THOMPSON

No. 00-30382.

282 F.3d 673 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James Joshua THOMPSON, aka James Deas, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed March 4, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sangita K. Rao, Department of Justice, Criminal Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Robert M. Leen, Seattle, WA, for the defendant-appellee.

Before: B. FLETCHER, McKEOWN, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

TALLMAN, Circuit Judge.

The United States appeals the district court's order suppressing drug evidence seized by the Coast Guard from a vessel off the coast of Washington State. James Joshua Thompson, the skipper of the boat, was charged with one count of conspiring to distribute 50 kilograms or more of marijuana under 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), and 846, and one count of possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute in...

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