DIXON v. UNITED STATES

No. 14441.

211 F.2d 547 (1954)

DIXON v. UNITED STATES.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

March 31, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. J. Hardee, Joseph E. Gillen, Tampa, Fla., for appellant.

J. Hardin Peterson, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Lakeland, Fla., Vernon W. Evans, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Tampa, Fla., for appellee.

Before STRUM and RIVES, Circuit Judges, and DAWKINS, District Judge.


STRUM, Circuit Judge.

Appellant was convicted below of unlawful possession and concealment of non-tax paid distilled spirits, contrary to 26 U.S.C.A., §§ 2803(a) and 3321.

His principal contention here is that the evidence used at the trial below was procured with a search warrant which was invalid for the reasons discussed hereafter. The trial court sustained the validity of the search warrant.

On May 23, 1952, James Brown executed an affidavit...

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