UNITED STATES v. MICHELENA-OROVIO

No. 81-3706.

702 F.2d 496 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Levino MICHELENA-OROVIO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Granted May 18, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dymond, Crull & Castaing, Edward J. Castaing, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

Marilyn Gainey Barnes, Michael Schatzow, Asst. U.S. Attys., New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, RANDALL, and TATE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The defendant, a member of the crew of a vessel intercepted on the high seas by the Coast Guard and found to have a cargo of marijuana, challenges his conviction of conspiracy to import marijuana and conspiracy to possess marijuana with intent to distribute it. He claims: (1) that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress the evidence; (2) that the court erred in refusing to allow the jury to smell the sample bale of marijuana; and (3) that...

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