UNITED STATES v. WALKER

No. 11975.

246 F.2d 519 (1957)

The UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Farris WALKER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

June 10, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alvin A. Turner, Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

Robert Tieken, U. S. Atty., John Peter Lulinski, Asst. U. S. Atty., Chicago, Ill., Edwin A. Strugala, Asst. U. S. Attys., of counsel, for appellee.

Before DUFFY, Chief Judge, and FINNEGAN and SCHNACKENBERG, Circuit Judges.


FINNEGAN, Circuit Judge.

After a pre-trial hearing on defendant Farris Walker's motion to suppress (Fed. R.Crim.P. Rule 41, 18 U.S.C.) physical evidence taken from his person, the motion was overruled because, the trial judge thought Treasury enforcement agent D. Spillane had "reasonable ground" to believe Walker was committing a crime. That ruling is the sole basis put forward for reversal of the judgment entered upon finding Walker guilty by the district judge,...

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