· 8/14/1985
United States v. George Kirk Purvis, Barbara Jean Solomos
Citations
- 768 F.2d 1237
- 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 21343
How courts have described this case
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- holding that a five-day delay was reasonable for defendants arrested on the high seas approximately 350 miles from Key West
- holding that a five-day delay was reasonable for defendants arrested on the high seas approximately 350 miles from Key West
- \[T]he delay of less than one day after arriving at Key West was reasonable because of the magistrate's brief absence.\
- detention of suspected drug traffickers in handcuffs and confinement aboard Coast Guard vessel performing routine patrols for four days before landing to seek a magistrate for arraignment was not unlawful
- detainees kept handcuffed on the deck of a Coast Guard vessel
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Judges: Tjoflat, Hill, Anderson
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