SIMS v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 13191, 13192.

249 F.2d 39 (1957)

Sam SIMS, Jr., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. Eulis BRITT et al., Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

October 11, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maclin P. Davis, Jr., Jas. C. Summers, Robert E. Lillard, Nashville, Tenn., for appellants.

Fred Elledge, Jr., U. S. Atty., Andrew M. Gant, Jr., Asst. Atty., Nashville, Tenn., for appellee.

Before SIMONS, Chief Judge, and ALLEN and MILLER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The judgments in these consolidated cases are challenged by appellants on the ground that the evidence used at the trial by the Court without a jury was obtained by search of a building without a valid search warrant having been obtained for making the search. Motions to suppress the evidence were overruled.

The Government contends, and the District Judge so ruled, that because the building was being used at the time as the place of business of...

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