UNITED STATES v. HUGHES

No. 13953.

311 F.2d 845 (1962)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Francis I. HUGHES, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided December 7, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel J. Reich, Asst. U. S. Atty., Pittsburgh, Pa. (Joseph S. Ammerman, U. S. Atty., Pittsburgh, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

Barney Phillips, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellee.

Before McLAUGHLIN and HASTIE, Circuit Judges, and DUMBAULD, District Judge.


McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.

The Government, within its right under the Criminal Appeals Act, 18 U.S. C. § 3731, appeals the legality of the district court order quashing the prosecution and information in this matter.

Special Agents of the Internal Revenue Service, acting under the authority of a search warrant, entered certain premises in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania which were being used for the operation of a wagering business. Appellee, unknown to the...

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