UNITED STATES v. MARTIN

Crim. No. 29234.

223 F.Supp. 104 (1963)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Jimmy Gary MARTIN, Harold James Cutno, Melvin Jones and Clifford John Woods.

United States District Court E. D. Louisiana, New Orleans Division.

November 8, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Ciolino, Asst. U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., for the Government.

Leon D. Hubert, Jr., and Robert Zibilich, New Orleans, La., for defendant Martin.

Milton P. Macinter, New Orleans, La., for defendant Cutno.

Bernard A. Horton, New Orleans, La., for defendant Jones.

Adolph J. Levy, New Orleans, La., (court appointed), for defendant Woods.


FRANK B. ELLIS, District Judge.

This case involves the most important quarter inch in privacy today. More specifically, the question is whether a motel room heater panel's removal constitutes an invasion of privacy. The matter is before the court on defendants' motion to suppress evidence made prior to arraignment.

In mid-July 1963, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics obtained information that narcotics were available somewhere along Shrewsbury Road in Jefferson...

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