UNITED STATES v. BYRD

Cr. No. 527-55.

166 F.Supp. 350 (1958)

UNITED STATES of America v. Bessie BYRD.

United States District Court District of Columbia, Civil Division.

August 18, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bessie Byrd, pro se.

Oscar Altshuler, Washington, D. C., for respondent.


YOUNGDAHL, District Judge.

The petitioner and two others were indicted June 1, 1955 for violations of the federal narcotics laws and were found guilty by a jury on June 23, 1955. On appeal, the Court of Appeals affirmed all three convictions.

Only one of the defendants, Miller, appealed to the United States Supreme Court. That Court reversed his conviction, holding that the method by which the police gained entry to Miller's residence to make the arrest was...

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