BARRENTINE v. UNITED STATES

No. 25861.

434 F.2d 636 (1970)

Walter Horace BARRENTINE, Jr., Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

November 23, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas R. Pike and William A. Krajec, Las Vegas, Nev., for appellant.

Bart M. Schouweiler, U. S. Atty., James A. Hancock, Asst. U. S. Atty., Las Vegas, Nev., for appellee.

Before BROWNING, HUFSTEDLER, and KILKENNY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant was convicted upon three counts of an indictment charging him with violation of federal gun control laws. (26 U.S.C. §§ 5822, 5841(c) or (d), 5842(a), 5861(c) (d) (i).) The critical item of evidence was a sawed-off shotgun. The shotgun was found in the trunk of appellant's automobile, when state police officers, without a warrant, searched the car after appellant had been taken into custody on a drunk driving charge and after the officers...

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