BROWN v. UNITED STATES

No. 25540.

404 F.2d 874 (1968)

John Henry BROWN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 13, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. T. O'Neal, Jr., Macon, Ga., Robert S. Slocumb, of Adams, O'Neal, Steele, Thornton & Hemingway, Macon, Ga., for appellant.

Manley F. Brown, Asst. U. S. Atty., Macon, Ga., Floyd M. Buford, U. S. Atty., Middle District of Georgia, D. L. Rampey, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Macon, Ga., for appellee.

Before BROWN, Chief Judge, AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge, and FULTON, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

The appellant stands convicted upon two counts for possession and transportation of non-taxpaid whiskey. He seeks reversal, claiming that the District Judge erred in denying his motion to suppress certain evidence which was obtained when officers searched his automobile. We affirm.

The issue is whether the officers had probable cause to believe that appellant's automobile then contained contraband whiskey which was being illegally transported....

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