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GIORDENELLO v. UNITED STATES

No. 549.

357 U.S. 480 (1958)

GIORDENELLO v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 30, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Walsh, acting under appointment by the Court, 355 U.S. 875, argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

John L. Murphy argued the cause for the United States. On the brief were Solicitor General Rankin, Assistant Attorney General Anderson, Beatrice Rosenberg and Eugene L. Grimm.

MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner was convicted of the unlawful purchase of narcotics, see 26 U. S. C. (Supp. V) § 4704, after a trial without a jury before the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Texas. A divided Court of Appeals affirmed. 241 F.2d 575. We granted certiorari to consider petitioner's challenge to the legality of his arrest and the admissibility in evidence of the...

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