UNITED STATES v. GRAVITT

No. 72-3163.

484 F.2d 375 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerry Eugene GRAVITT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Certiorari Denied January 7, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Roberts, Marianna, Fla. (Court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

William H. Stafford, Jr., U. S. Atty., Pensacola, Fla., Clinton Ashmore, Asst. U. S. Atty., Tallahassee, Fla., Robert L. Crongeyer, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Pensacola, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, DYER and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.


Certiorari Denied January 7, 1974. See 94 S.Ct. 879.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

This case involves the constitutionality of a warrantless search of an automobile. The defendant-appellant, Jerry Gravitt, was convicted on three counts of transporting firearms and ammunition in interstate commerce, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) (1)-(2). We affirm.

I.

Jerry Gravitt and his two brothers, Ronnie and Eddie, were arrested outside a lounge in...

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