WILLIAMS v. UNITED STATES

No. 16821.

308 F.2d 326 (1962)

Samuel J. D. WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 2, 1962.

Petition for Rehearing Denied October 11, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John T. Rigby, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Paul A. Porter, Washington, D. C. (both appointed by this court), was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Judah Best, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David C. Acheson, U. S. Atty., Nathan J. Paulson and Joseph A. Lowther, Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before WILBUR K. MILLER, Chief Judge, and BURGER and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges.


BURGER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant challenges his arrest and the admissibility of evidence flowing therefrom on the ground the arresting officer lacked personal knowledge which gave probable cause for arrest, even though another officer assigned to the investigation admittedly possessed such knowledge. The questions respecting the suppression of a pistol as evidence against appellant and testimony as to pre-trial identification by the complaining witness are resolved...

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