UNITED STATES v. PRINCE

No. 14794.

301 F.2d 358 (1962)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Orion PRINCE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

April 20, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter M. Haynes, Winchester, Tenn., for appellant.

John H. Reddy, U. S. Atty., Chattanooga, Tenn., for appellee.

Before MILLER, Chief Judge, and McALLISTER and O'SULLIVAN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This appeal involves the legality of a search, without a warrant, of defendant's automobile. Such search disclosed that defendant was transporting one hundred gallons of nontaxpaid whiskey. Defendant's motion to suppress the evidence so obtained and his motion for direction of acquittal were denied.

At 1:45 A.M. on the date of the arrest and search an agent of the U. S. Alcohol Tax Unit received a call from an informer, known to be a reliable source...

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