Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit March 26, 1976, 657, Docket 75-6101 (Herman Duarte v. United States of America and United States Coast Guard)

ROBERT P. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

The appellant Herman Duarte was a merchant seaman aboard the S.S. American Challenger when he was arrested in October of 1972 by local police while ashore in South Vietnam. He was charged with possession of marijuana and with currency violations. He was held in jail for eight days, after which he returned to his ship.