HUNT v. UNITED STATES

Nos. 2760-2763.

171 A.2d 515 (1961)

Guy C. HUNT, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided June 12, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julius W. Robertson, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

John R. Schmertz, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Oliver Gasch, U. S. Atty., and Carl W. Belcher, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges, and CAYTON (Chief Judge, Retired) sitting by designation under Code, § 11-776(b).


CAYTON, Acting Judge.

Appellant was found guilty of violating the Uniform Narcotic Drug Act, Code 1951, § 33-402 (Supp. VIII), and the Dangerous Drug Act, Code 1951, § 33-702 (Supp. VIII). The first question concerns the validity of the search warrant, and the failure of the trial court to suppress evidence obtained in the search.

On May 27, 1960, the United States Commissioner issued a search warrant for appellant's premises and a warrant for his...

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