UNITED STATES v. SORIANO

No. 72-1520.

482 F.2d 469 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Rafael SORIANO et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied December 3, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Rust, U. S. Atty., Michael P. Sullivan, Asst. U. S. Atty., Miami, Fla., Mervyn Hamburg, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff-appellant.

Arthur Massey, Miami, Fla., for Soriano & Arroyo.

James J. Hogan, Alan E. Weinstein, Miami Beach, Fla., for Angel Aviles.

Albert J. Krieger, New York City, for Alfredo Aviles.

Julio F. Ferrer, Miami, Fla., for Mazza.

Philip E. Vitello, Coral Gables, Fla., for Marsh.

Gino P. Negretti, Miami, Fla., for Colon.

Gross & Krause, Manard A. Gross, Miami, Fla., for Sierra and Betancourt.

Before COLEMAN, GOLDBERG and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied December 3, 1973.

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

The government appeals from a pretrial order suppressing the fruits of two searches, a warrantless search of three suitcases outside the entrance to the Miami International Airport and a search under warrant of a house. Presumably the government bases its right to appeal on § 14 of Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control Act of 1970, 18 U.S.C. § 3731. We have considerable...

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