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U.S. v. BENNETT

No. 02-50442.

363 F.3d 947 (2004)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vincent Franklin BENNETT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed April 9, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martha M. Hall, DiIorio & Hall, San Diego, CA, for the defendant-appellant.

Carol C. Lam, United States Attorney, Michael F. Kaplan, United States Attorney's Office, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: FISHER and BYBEE, Circuit Judges, and MAHAN, District Judge.

FISHER, Circuit Judge:

This case arises from the boarding and search of defendant-appellant Vincent Franklin Bennett's boat by members of a joint task force targeting smuggling activity from Mexico into Southern California. Coronado Police Officer Keith James initially spotted Bennett's boat near the U.S.-Mexico border on January 27, 2000, as the boat traveled north along the California coastline. Officer Sandy Joseph Sena, another task force member, boarded Bennett...

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