USA v. Melvin Humes, No. 05-10497 (11th Cir. 2006)

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[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED ________________________ U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT APR 4, 2006 No. 05-10497 THOMAS K. KAHN ________________________ CLERK D. C. Docket No. 04-20091-CR-PAS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus MELVIN HUMES, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ No. 05-10498 ________________________ D. C. Docket No. 04-20091-CR-PAS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus CARLINGTON CRUICKSHANK, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ No. 05-10501 ________________________ D. C. Docket No. 04-20091-CR-PAS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus ANTHONY COX, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ No. 05-10743 ________________________ D. C. Docket No. 04-20091-CR-PAS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus SELVA HUDSON, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________ Appeals from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida _________________________ (April 4, 2006) Before TJOFLAT and HULL, Circuit Judges, and RESTANI *, Judge. * Honorable Jane A. Restani, Chief Judge, United States Court of International Trade, sitting by designation. 2 PER CURIAM: After review and oral argument, we find no reversible error in the district court s denial of the defendants motion to dismiss the indictment for lack of jurisdiction. The vessel in issue was one without nationality that was subject to United States jurisdiction under 46 U.S.C. app. § 1903. Accordingly, we affirm the defendants convictions. AFFIRMED. 3

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