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UNITED STATES v. COMBS

No. 72-1137.

468 F.2d 1390 (1972)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Elisha COMBS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

October 10, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene E. Siler, Jr., U. S. Atty., Lexington, Ky., for plaintiff-appellant.

Dan Jack Combs, Pikeville, Ky., Francis D. Burke, Pikeville, Ky., on briefs, for defendant-appellee.

Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge, and EDWARDS and KENT, Circuit Judges.

EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.

The government appeals from the District Judge's grant of a motion to suppress evidence (a sawed-off shotgun) which had been seized after a search of defendant Elisha Combs' Cadillac automobile. The Cadillac had been parked in a lot adjoining the home of Elisha's father, Pearl Combs.

The facts in this case are complicated. They start with a phone call from the Police Chief of Newport, Kentucky, telling the Police Chief of Hazard, Kentucky...

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