GATEWOOD v. UNITED STATES

No. 11740.

209 F.2d 789 (1953)

GATEWOOD v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals For the District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 23, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. T. Emmett McKenzie, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. William B. Bryant, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. Leo A. Rover, U. S. Atty., and William J. Peck, Asst. U. S. Atty., at time of argument, Washington, D. C., on the brief, for appellee. Messrs. Charles M. Irelan, U. S. Atty., at time record was filed, and William R. Glendon, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., at time record was filed, also entered appearances for appellee.

Before CLARK, WILBUR K. MILLER and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.


WILBUR K. MILLER, Circuit Judge.

The trial judge, sitting without a jury, found Daniel Gatewood guilty of violating penal statutes concerning narcotics. On this appeal, the ultimate question is whether the police had illegally entered Gatewood's apartment when they seized therein the evidence which became the basis of his conviction.

In a somewhat unusual manner, the charge against Gatewood grew out of an unrelated...

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